Plus, a great week for our reporting: a top podcast of the year, a Sundance premiere and a look inside our democracy coverage.

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* It’s happening! Catch us at Sundance ([link removed]) in 2023.

* Our reporting team gives you a look inside our democracy coverage ([link removed]) .

* After Ayotzinapa ([link removed]) makes a New York Times best-of list ([link removed]) .


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** No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground
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It’s been 10 years since the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin put a spotlight on a new breed of self-defense laws. Civil rights groups say they enable racism. And prosecutors broadly denounce them.

So why, a decade after Martin’s death, have the laws expanded by nearly 60% across the nation? And with them come more homicides.
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** INSIDE THE NEWSROOM
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** Three Highlights From This Week
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** CIR’s ‘Victim/Suspect’ to Be Screened at 2023 Sundance Film Festival
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On Wednesday, the news broke that our new documentary film, “Victim/Suspect,” will have its world premiere as an official selection of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, one of the most exclusive festivals in the world. This Netflix original documentary features CIR reporter Rae de Leon as she uncovers a nationwide pattern of young women reporting sexual assaults to police, only to be charged with making a false report, arrested and imprisoned.

The film will be available to watch both in person in Park City, Utah, and online. Sundance runs Jan. 19-29, 2023. It will also be available on Netflix later in 2023. Get the full details ([link removed]) .
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** Event: How Reveal Is Covering the Existential Threats to U.S. Democracy
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On Thursday, we gave a peek inside our newsroom in a virtual conversation on how our team is covering the existential threats to U.S. democracy. Our panelists included CEO Robert "Rosey" Rosenthal as moderator, with reporters Ese Olumhense and Melissa Lewis and Andy Donohue, executive editor for projects. Watch the full video ([link removed]) .
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** After Ayotzinapa Makes New York Times’ Best Podcasts of 2022 List
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On Thursday, The New York Times released its best podcasts of 2022 list, and our podcast series After Ayotzinapa was mentioned as one of the 10 standouts. The series was described as having a “plot that unfolds like a harrowing spy thriller” with an “otherworldly original score.” Read the full review ([link removed]) .


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** News We’re Watching
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** U.S. Supreme Court. Credit: Matt H. Wade/Wikipedia
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Last week ([link removed]) , we broke down why Moore v. Harper, the case the Supreme Court heard Wednesday, could upend American democracy by giving state legislatures total control over federal elections, including how congressional maps are drawn or which elections are certified.

The case, which began as a lawsuit that challenges a North Carolina redistricting plan, invokes a fringe legal theory called the independent state legislature theory. Four Supreme Court justices had signaled their support ([link removed]) for the theory in the past.

But on Wednesday, only Justice Neil Gorsuch “seemed to express unreserved support for the ISL theory, suggesting that the Founding Fathers might have had ‘concerns … if state constitutions were allowed to trump over state legislatures,’ ” Democracy Docket writes ([link removed]) .

“As a result, a ruling by the Court that endorses the strongest form of the ISL theory – with all its extreme ramifications ([link removed]) – seems unlikely,” according to Democracy Docket.


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This issue of The Weekly Reveal was written by Kassie Navarro, edited by Andrew Donohue and copy edited by Nikki Frick. If you enjoyed this issue, forward it to a friend ([link removed]) . Have some thoughts? Drop us a line (mailto:[email protected]) with feedback or ideas!

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