police Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams Thom Dunn

hostile judges Another classmate says Kavanaugh "belligerent and aggressive drunk" who threw beer in man's face Carla Sinclair

trump Why the Trump DOJ argues keeping kids in cages is "safe and sanitary" Jason Weisberger

Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow

Business As "porn for women" tops search terms, a porn site offers cash grants for female pornographers Cory Doctorow

law Federal appeals court blasts North Carolina's unconstitutional, Republican gerrymandering, orders new districts by Jan 24 Cory Doctorow

web theory A (flawed) troll-detection tool maps America's most and least toxic places Cory Doctorow

politics Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump Cory Doctorow

law George W. Bush's torture-justifying lawyer is worried about Trump's respect for the law Rob Beschizza

homophobia 'Atheists, homosexuals and transgender individuals' upset Alabama's chief justice Xeni Jardin

architecture London skyscraper wins award after "melting" car Rob Beschizza