Impact! The Idaho Legislature has approved funding for a 26-bed facility after ProPublica found that state lawmakers and officials ignored repeated warnings about the practice of locking up mentally ill patients who hadn’t been convicted of a crime. ⁦ propublica.org/article/idaho-…

Chinese crime rings already dominate the illegal marijuana trade in the U.S. and launder cocaine and heroin profits. Now a federal task force is investigating their role in a burgeoning form of gift card fraud. propublica.org/article/chines…

The settlement comes nearly three years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into the masks worn by patients. propublica.org/article/after-…

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“Hankey, who took a break from a game of bocce to speak to ProPublica, is rated by Forbes as one of the 400 wealthiest people in the world.” propublica.org/article/trump-…

An appeals court reduced Trump’s bond by >60% after his attorneys called it a “practical impossibility” to pay the full $464M.

But they failed to disclose to the court that a billionaire financier had proposed putting up the full amount. propublica.org/article/trump-…

NEW: Trump’s lawyers told the court that no one would give him a bond.

Then he got a lifeline from a billionaire. But his lawyers didn't tell the judges.

That may be an ethics violation.

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski:

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🔥 Mark your calendars, DC 🔥

Me + author Philip "Pre-Order My Book" Eil, on MAY 7, at the beautifully renovated MLK Library downtown.

Talking politics, the opioid crisis, elections, true-crime books, and some uplifting stuff too. We'd love to see you there.

umalumni.my.site.com/s/lt-event?id=… PublicAffairs

Alex Kotlowitz: “This is a book that speaks to the power of narrative. Hearing stories makes us feel less alone. Hearing stories pushes us to ask hard questions of ourselves. This book has landed at just the right moment...” theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

Also worth noting that QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin went on stage and pushed Pizzagate at this America's Future Mar-a-Lago event that Trump at one point went on stage for.

SCOOP:

Trump yesterday appeared onstage at a Mar-a-Lago event with filmmaker & QAnon & Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Mike Smith. One of Smith's films screened at the event, which was hosted by Michael Flynn’s America’s Future, pushed Pizzagate.
mediamatters.org/donald-trump/t…

Free. Evan. Now.

🧵One year ago today, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job.

He remains in a Moscow prison.

We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

wsj.com/world/russia/e…

.Jessica Sidman, as ever, is a must-read on all things DC and dining.

This story about the confusion and conflict over restaurant fees, wages, and tipping couldn’t be better timed. washingtonian.com/2024/03/28/the…

'ABA names 2024 finalists for Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts'

Excited and honored to see the WE DON'T TALK ABOUT LEONARD podcast named a finalist by the American Bar Association ABA News

Listen and let me know what you think... available in any podcast app americanbar.org/news/abanews/a…

I love everything about this story.

The power of the storytelling...

A Bronx Teacher Asked. Tommy Orange Answered. nytimes.com/2024/03/18/boo…

During my Public Rights Project fellowship, I read a moving article by Justin Elliott Ken Armstrong & Ariana Tobin about workers at Arise, a company that recruits independent contractor 'agents' who provide customer support for sub minimum wages

Just belatedly noticed ProPublica created a webinar about their tool to view nonprofit filings. youtu.be/4CJHqj8bxAE