Criminal Justice
Vox’s coverage of advances and failures of the American criminal justice system.
The DOJ used to avoid spectacles like the Louise Lucas raid.
Democracy and Donald Trump dominate the Court’s remaining docket.
The justices were concerned that the Trump administration is asking for too much in a major police surveillance case.
Chatrie v. United States asks what limits the Constitution places on the surveillance state in an age of cellphones.
The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.
How the Epstein story became an American parable.
Crime is falling to historic lows. This economist knows how to make it plunge even faster.
Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?
Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.
Do stoners have a right to bear arms?
And young Republicans are particularly enraged.
The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.
The decline of burglary and robbery, explained.
This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.
The biggest storyline at the 2026 Australian Open is Americans being asked about Trump.
A federal judge just threatened to hold the agency’s leader in contempt.
Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.
Federal agents just shot and killed another person in Minneapolis.
It’s obvious that the Court isn’t actually trying to come up with a legal rule that makes sense.
The answer could hinge on a Supreme Court ruling from 1890 — and another from 2025.
Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.
The Court must deal with the chaos it created around guns.
Chief Justice Roberts owes Powell an apology.
Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
The Twin Cities were already on edge. Now they’re full of anguish.
The short answer is that it is unclear.
The fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, briefly explained.
One of Trump’s most high-profile DOJ appointments faces a rare disciplinary threat from the bench.
Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.
DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.
The justices seemed to reject Justice Neil Gorsuch’s earlier call for major changes to the rules governing punishment.
“Fog of war” is the least of it.
Hamm v. Smith is a death penalty case, but it could have big implications for anyone accused of a crime.
The former president of Honduras was convicted of trafficking cocaine. Why did Trump pardon him?
As the US considers strikes on Venezuela, another Latin American country has caught the president’s attention.
The world is aging out of killing one another.
Police body cameras were supposed to ensure justice. They’ve turned into YouTube content.
Venezuela and the new war on terror, explained.
The people likely to be sending them are victims, too.