Exploiting the Bench

The Teflon Robe | A judge in the Ozarks was suspected of sexually exploiting women for years. He stayed on the bench until an unusually vigilant watchdog agency took on the case.

Emboldened by Impunity

The Teflon Robe | In Oklahoma, not a single judge was publicly disciplined in 14 years. When a judge was charged with wrongdoing, he was allowed to resign and keep his pension.

The Enforcer

Chris Tang has been pivotal in dousing the protests that roiled Hong Kong. Beijing’s imposition of a security law gives him powerful tools to quell all dissent.

Objections Overruled

The Teflon Robe | In the past dozen years, judges have repeatedly escaped public accountability for misdeeds that have victimized thousands. Nine of 10 kept their jobs, Reuters found.

COVID Kingdom

To tackle the coronavirus in Britain, doctors and health specialists needed to find it. But with few tests, little contact tracing and a government culture of secrecy, they lost sight of the enemy.