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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Read: SCOTUS decision sides with Oklahoma on using experimental lethal injection drugsRead: SCOTUS decision sides with Oklahoma on using experimental lethal injection drugs
    Politics

    SCOTUS rules 5-4 upholding use of controversial lethal injection drug

    By German Lopez, Dara Lind and 1 more
    Explainers
    Supreme Court upholds use of controversial lethal injection drugSupreme Court upholds use of controversial lethal injection drug
    Explainers

    Oklahoma and other states are using untested drugs to kill prisoners. Is that a necessary response to a drug shortage, or cruel and unusual punishment?

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    Explainers
    New York prison manhunt is over: one escapee dead, one in custodyNew York prison manhunt is over: one escapee dead, one in custody
    Explainers

    Manhunts almost always get their man.

    By Dara Lind
    Religion
    This is the “long history” of racial terrorism Obama mentioned in his Charleston eulogyThis is the “long history” of racial terrorism Obama mentioned in his Charleston eulogy
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    Religion

    “A means of control. A way to terrorize and oppress.”

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    What’s next for one same-sex marriage group? Nothing. They’ve won.What’s next for one same-sex marriage group? Nothing. They’ve won.
    Politics

    And now they’re disbanding.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Gay couples can get married everywhere, but bakers can still refuse to bake the cakeGay couples can get married everywhere, but bakers can still refuse to bake the cake
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    Politics

    The Supreme Court punted on whether it’s okay to discriminate against LGBTQ people on religious grounds.

    By Dara Lind
    Supreme Court
    Watch Obama speak about the Supreme Court’s big same-sex marriage rulingWatch Obama speak about the Supreme Court’s big same-sex marriage ruling
    Criminal Justice
    Johnson v. United States: part of Armed Career Criminal Act struck down by Supreme CourtJohnson v. United States: part of Armed Career Criminal Act struck down by Supreme Court
    Criminal Justice

    A big blow to a federal version of state-level “three strikes” laws.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Justice Scalia’s sick burn: Don’t call it Obamacare, call it SCOTUScareJustice Scalia’s sick burn: Don’t call it Obamacare, call it SCOTUScare
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    Politics

    Antonin Scalia is angry. And when he gets angry, he gets snarky.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Hundreds of immigrant families have been locked up for months. Now they might be freed.Hundreds of immigrant families have been locked up for months. Now they might be freed.
    Politics

    After reports of overcrowding, poor health, and misery, the government has finally been shamed into reforms.

    By Dara Lind

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