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Articles by Sam Mellins
August 31, 2022
Massachusetts Reckons with How Proactively Its Secretary of State Should Promote Voting
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July 12, 2022
New York’s Chief Judge Resigns, Breaking Up High Court’s Right-Leaning Majority
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February 14, 2022
DA Candidate Vows to End Death Sentences In Las Vegas, a Capital Punishment Stronghold
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June 17, 2021
On NYPD Oversight, Manhattan’s D.A. Candidates Are Split
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April 29, 2021
How Pittsburgh Activists Are Seizing a Rare Chance To Reshape Courts
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April 28, 2021
Some Manhattan D.A. Candidates Draw A Line Against Life in Prison Sentences
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March 4, 2021
In Manhattan D.A. Race, Momentum Builds to Decriminalize Sex Work
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February 2, 2021
Will Manhattan’s Next D.A. Break Ranks With Tough-on-Crime Colleagues?
Sam Mellins
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December 21, 2020
How Public Defenders Rocked Las Vegas Judge Elections
Sam Mellins
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December 17, 2020
The Election That Could Thwart New York City’s War On Drugs
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