NSA Surveillance Lawsuit Tracker
A federal appeals court recently ruled that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records is illegal.
Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
It has been more than five years since the Senate began investigating the CIA’s detainee program, a period marked by White House indecisiveness, Republican opposition, and what we now know was CIA snooping.
Everything That's Happened Since Supreme Court Ruled on Voting Rights Act
Ahead of the November midterms, we take stock of the state of voting rights across the country.
Four Ways You Can Seek Back Pay for an Unpaid Internship
Think you’re entitled to be paid for your unpaid internship? Here are resources you should know about.
Three Things Obama's New Clemency Initiative Doesn't Do
Prisoners' advocates call the reforms a step forward, but they don't address discrimination in presidential pardons or apply to everyone serving harsh sentences from outdated guidelines.
The Department of Labor’s Internships Investigations
In 2010, the Labor Department issued a new fact sheet clarifying when an intern needs to be paid under federal labor law. We collected the case files for all the internship investigations the Labor Department concluded in the three years after issuing new regulations.
How the Labor Department Has Let Companies Off the Hook for Unpaid Internships
Four years after warning for-profit companies about unpaid internships, the agency has investigated relatively few employers for wage violations.
Labor Department Intervenes on Behalf of Hearst Interns
The federal agency asks the Second Circuit to crack down on employers that refuse to pay interns.
What the Proposed NSA Reforms Wouldn't Do
All the plans purport to end the bulk phone records collection program, but there are big differences.
Drug Company Agrees to Pay $27.6 Million to Settle Allegations Involving Chicago Psychiatrist
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. was accused of paying Michael Reinstein, a psychiatrist who has figured into two ProPublica investigations, to overprescribe a risky antipsychotic.