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Waiting to Vote: Could 2012 Offer Clues on Where Floridians Will Encounter Long Lines?
Early voting is up this year among Latinos. Heavily Latino precincts had later closing times on Election Day four years ago, an indicator of long waits.
Would Wall Street Have a Place in a Clinton Administration?
If Clinton is elected she could face a fight with her party’s most liberal wing over potential top hires like Tom Nides, who has spent his career straddling government and high finance.
Defense Lawyers in Las Vegas Consider Formal Challenge to Use of Field Tests in Drug Prosecutions
Local defense bar explores options after ProPublica investigation showed that police and prosecutors continue to use flawed drug tests in sending thousands to jail.
Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, Algorithms Take Over
Powerful software is solving more crimes and raising new questions about due process.
Clay Pigeons: How Lobbyists Secretly Woo Top Election Officials
Secretaries of state, who oversee ballot measures on topics from gun control to the minimum wage, are increasingly courted by interest groups and industries with billions of dollars at stake.
New York City Police Receptive to Some Reforms of Nuisance Enforcement
At a City Council hearing, police brass show flexibility on controversial tool for quality of life actions.
How Voter Fraud Works — And Mostly Doesn’t
Every election season, cries that voter fraud will threaten the legitimacy of American democracy can be heard throughout the country. Critics say these claims are exaggerated and backed up by scant evidence. But dismissing voter fraud entirely overlooks the fact that that fraud does happen – rarely.
Camera Catches Shoving Match with Group Home Worker Before Teenager’s Heart Stopped
A video shows a healthy 15-year-old going into her bedroom at a for-profit AdvoServ facility. Thirty-two minutes later, she had no pulse. Nobody’s saying what happened.
Taking Cues, and Some Projects, From Sunlight Labs
We’re taking over some projects from The Sunlight Foundation. Here’s why.
Reporting Recipe: Election Administration Data From Electionland
How to use a federal election administration data set to cover the U.S. elections.
Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
Facebook’s system allows advertisers to exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads.
Unreliable and Unchallenged
Years after the Las Vegas crime lab wanted to replace faulty police drug kits, they are still used in thousands of convictions.
Sustained Objections
For years, police and prosecutors have used special presentations to sell judges on the reliability of drug tests that help convict thousands.
SRSLY: Dr. Orange, I Presume
Your three-minute read on the best reporting you probably missed.
