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My journalism spans complex legal cases, political shifts, and human stories, published by some of the nation’s most respected outlets.
Essays
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When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.
The Washington Post
June 18, 2020
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Holocaust survivors are dying, but their stories are more relevant than ever
The Washington Post
May 2, 2019
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How fighting political disinformation could collide with the First Amendment
The Washington Post
Mar. 30, 2019
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I was a prosecutor. Here’s what stands out to me about Manafort’s deal with Mueller.
The Washington Post
Sept. 15, 2018
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The 2020 presidential election could determine whether Trump faces consequences for alleged crimes
The Washington Post
Dec. 11, 2018
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When a Former Domestic-Violence Prosecutor Realizes Her Relative is Being Abused
The Marshall Project
Sept. 22, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
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Judicial Elections Draw Attention Amid Battles Over Abortion, Voting Rules
Down-ballot races could prove pivotal in battleground states. In total, more than 80 state supreme court seats are on the ballot, along with far more races for lower courts.
Jul. 30, 2022
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Federal Prosecutors Are Using a Law Intended for the Mob in Unexpected Cases
A statute created to bring down the mafia is being used more creatively to go after individuals, like singer R. Kelly and Nxivm founder Keith Raniere.
Dec. 26, 2021
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The Derek Chauvin Prosecutors and Their Big Gamble
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took risks, brought in outside lawyers, and won a rare murder conviction of a police officer.
Apr. 22, 2021
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Trump’s Challenges to Election Results Face End of the Legal Road
In the five weeks since Election Day, the Trump campaign and other Republicans have lost at least 40 times in six pivotal states.
Dec. 9, 2020
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Murder Case Exposes Bail System’s Flaws, Advocates for Abuse Victims Say
As a jailed New York City nurse awaits trial, some say the law has ignored years of physical abuse by her husband.
Sept. 24, 2020
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‘There’s No Escape’: Finding New Ways to Help Domestic-Violence Victims Trapped in Lockdown
Authorities and advocates are launching text lines, handing out prepaid cell phones, setting up remote systems for restraining orders and offering free apartments.
May 13, 2020
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Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege
A prison 200 miles west of New Orleans has emerged as a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic inside the nation’s lockups: Five prisoners have died there from the disease, the most of any federal prison.
Apr. 7, 2020
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Harvey Weinstein Prosecutors to Deploy Controversial Strategy in Trial
Judge permits testimony from three accusers whose allegations didn’t result in criminal charges.
Jan. 22, 2020
The Washington Post
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After decades visiting his parents in prison, this lawyer wants to be San Francisco’s next DA
At 39, public defender Chesa Boudin might upend the justice system in one of the nation's largest cities with a viewpoint developed from inside correctional facilities.
Nov. 4, 2019
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‘All my friends are dead’
One raced to Tree of Life, the other had stayed home. Healing has been a struggle for both.
Oct. 26, 2019
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It’s Alan Dershowitz vs. David Boies, again and again
Accusations and a secretly taped phone call populate the years-long conflict between the famed attorneys, now playing out in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Aug. 13, 2019
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The real reason the Trump administration is constantly losing in court
Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration at least 63 times, often agreeing with plaintiffs that agency decision-making is arbitrary and capricious.
Mar. 19, 2019
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How domestic violence leads to murder
Nearly half of the women who were murdered during the past decade were killed by an intimate partner; in five cities, about a third of the male killers were known threats.
Dec. 9, 2018
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An Ohio judge blocked transgender teens’ new names, so they set out to change the system
The judge “chose to substitute his own view for the views of the expert about what’s in the child’s best interest,” the teens' lawyer said.
Aug. 14, 2018
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‘A little anarchist in Austin’: 3-D gunmaker pledges to continue fight for homemade guns despite pushback
Cody Wilson says that publishing information for the production of firearms is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Aug. 9, 2018
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