Investigations
Lee still has the pen
He can still commute Christa Pike's sentence. If he will not, another attempt is cruel and unusual punishment, and the federal courts have a duty to restrain the state.
Latest Reporting
Investigations, court coverage, civil-rights reporting, government accountability, and field reporting from We The People News.
Civil Rights & Accountability
Eight Shots, Seven Wounds, No Gun: Reading the Frames of the Randy Martin Shooting
We pulled the released Galveston dash-camera video down ourselves and measured it. Eight rounds in 1.64 seconds. Seven wounds, five in the back. No firearm of Martin's listed in the evidence recovered…
Civil Rights & Accountability
“I Take No Pleasure in This Result”: A Federal Judge Found a Police Officer Lied and a Constitutional Violation Occurred — and Nobody Pays
By Don Matthews | We The People News Chief Justice John Marshall wrote, in Marbury v. Madison, that "it is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what…
Civil Rights & Accountability
A Two-Year Leash Dressed Up as Mercy: What Actually Happened at My Sentencing
By Don Matthews | We The People News Alexander Hamilton called the judiciary "the least dangerous branch" for a specific reason: unlike the executive, it commands no army and no marshals; unlike…
Breaking & Updates
BREAKING: Marine Veteran Files Emergency Federal Motions After Galveston Seizes Second Vehicle — Asks Judge to Intervene Immediately
⚖️ GALVESTON, TX — Breaking / Exclusive A homeless Marine Corps veteran with no car and no lawyer just filed six emergency federal court documents— emailing them directly to the court clerk…
Breaking & Updates
EXCLUSIVE: Galveston Steals Second Vehicle From Homeless Marine Veteran — City’s Towing Extortion Scheme Exposed
For the second time, the City of Galveston has taken a vehicle from Marine Corps veteran and journalist Matthew Reardon — leaving him homeless, carless, and stranded while fighting a federal civil…
Civil Rights & Accountability
Jury Acquits Former Okaloosa Deputy Eddie Duran in Killing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson
An Okaloosa County jury acquitted former Okaloosa deputy Eddie Duran of manslaughter on Oct. 1 after about two hours of deliberation. In 2024, his own sheriff's office had found that his use…
Audits and Encounters
New Documentary “Gonzo: Then and Now” Draws a Straight Line From Hunter S. Thompson to Today’s First Amendment Auditors
Fifty years ago, a Kentucky-born writer named Hunter S. Thompson walked into the Kentucky Derby with a notebook, a bottle, and no intention of staying objective. What he filed was not a…
Investigations
WTP News Opens the Live Review Desk: Watch the Evidence, Ask the Questions
The Live Review Desk is open: three windows, the raw evidence on screen, and the pace controlled by the viewer. Pause the tape, ask the question, keep the conversation on the evidence.
Breaking & Updates
We The People News Launches AI-Powered Newsroom Desk, Expands to National Syndication
A video anchor studio, a call-in line, and a labeled AI syndication desk — with licensing decisions kept in human hands.
Investigations
“Accountability Shouldn’t Be an Annual Event”: Don Matthews on “Happy F— the Cops Day”
A recorded WTPN interview on the new single, its three-day refrain, and the oath behind the message.
Courts & Filings
Appeal Briefing Schedule Set in Federal Case — Now Before Its Third District Judge
Two judge recusals, a third judge assigned, and a locked-in appellate briefing schedule in Case 6:25-CR-00227.
Breaking & Updates
My Position Ahead of Friday’s Sentencing
A statement on the Aug. 7, 2026 sentencing in United States v. Reardon, 6:25-cr-00227.
Breaking & Updates
Reardon Files Objections to Magistrate’s Recommendation in Galveston Federal Civil Rights Suit
By Don Matthews Journalist Matthew Reardon has filed formal objections to a magistrate judge’s recommendation in his federal civil rights lawsuit against Galveston officials, setting up a critical ruling by U.S. District…
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