Justice system

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Bill Cosby, center, listens to members of his team speak with the media outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., June 30, 2021, after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sex assault conviction and released him from prison. From left are: spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, atttorney Jennifer Bonjean, Cosby, attorney Brian Perry and attorney Ashley Cohen. The court found that an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged in the case. The 83-year-old Cosby had served more than two years at the state prison near Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

#MeToo

Reporter’s instincts, deep preparation break stunning news of Cosby case reversal and prison release

JULY 9, 2021

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Capital punishment

AP Exclusive: Executioners sanitized official reports of federal inmates’ last moments

FEB. 26, 2021

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Activists

Planning, teamwork, fast filing lead to all-formats wins on Breonna Taylor story

OCT. 2, 2020

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Fatalities

Race and Ethnicity team explores question: ‘What is a black life worth?’

JUNE 19, 2020

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Amy Klobuchar

AP investigates a teen’s life sentence – and the role of Amy Klobuchar

FEB. 7, 2020

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Confirmation hearings

How 65 women came to Kavanaugh’s defense in a matter of hours

SEPT. 28, 2018

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Doctor

Only on AP: No justice for patients of sex-abusing Philadelphia physician

JUNE 8, 2018

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Confession

Mentally disabled man made false confession to murder in 1998 – now it’s used against him

MAY 31, 2018

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This combination of photos shows shows younger and older photos of "juvenile lifers," top row from left, William Washington, Jennifer M. Pruitt and John Sam Hall; middle row from left, Damion Lavoial Todd, Ahmad Rashad Williams and Evan Miller; bottom row from left, Giovanni Reid, Johnny Antoine Beck and Bobby Hines. During the late 1980 and into the 1990s, many states enacted laws to punish juvenile criminals like adults and the U.S. became an international outlier, sentencing offenders under 18 to live out their lives in prison for crimes including homicide, rape, kidnapping and armed robbery. (Michigan Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Lawrence County Alabama Sheriff's Office, Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

Justice system

50-state investigation reveals arbitrary patchwork of justice for juvenile lifers

AUG. 10, 2017

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O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., July 20, 2017. Simpson has served nine years of a sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool)

Access

AP team leads media fight for photo access at OJ Simpson parole hearing

JULY 26, 2017

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Protesters gather outside the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., June 16, 2017, after police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was cleared in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose death captured national attention when his girlfriend streamed the grim aftermath on Facebook. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Government

AP gets first juror comment in Philando Castile trial

JUNE 23, 2017

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From left: Georgia death row inmates Kelly Gissendaner, J.W. Ledford Jr. and Troy Davis, all of whom had their death chamber statements recorded before execution.

Death penalty

​Death row inmates’ last words: Apologies, thanks, defiance

JUNE 2, 2017

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