Jessica Luther

Jessica Luther is a freelance writer and investigative journalist. Her writing has appeared in the Texas Observer and the Austin Chronicle, and at Sports Illustrated, Vice Sports, The Atlantic, and Bitch, among others. She is currently under contract with Akashic Books to write a book on the intersection of college football and sexual violence. She is always on Twitter (@scATX).

The Jameis Winston Sexual Assault Case: No End Here

Jessica Luther

The only thing about the Jameis Winston case that is clear is that nothing about the case is clear. It is now a statistic in a sea of such statistics, another example that our justice system and society at large are ill-equipped to handle sexual assault cases and the damage they do to everyone involved.

ELECTION 2012: The Under-the-Radar State, County, and City Races That Produced Surprising Results

Jessica Luther

On Tuesday, high-profile political coverage in the national media was mainly focused on the US presidential election, some Senate and House races, and a few state ballot measures. Yet there were a seemingly endless number of smaller, less-publicized elections for city- and state-level positions, votes on state initiatives that flew under the radar, and city and county decisions that were only covered in local news.