Herman Schwartz

Herman Schwartz, a professor of law at the American University, is the author of Right Wing Justice: The Conservative Campaign to Take Over the Courts (2004) and editor of The Rehnquist Court (2002), based on an October 9, 2000, special issue of The Nation.

Summer Lunch Crunch

June 7, 2007

It's going to be a hungry summer for low-income kids on vacation from school lunch programs.

2006

Legal Legacy

October 12, 2006

Four new books explore the impact of Bush appointees on the newly politicized Supreme Court and the power they wield over our public and private lives.
How Do We Know FISA Is Working?

January 4, 2006

The illegality of the Bush-approved NSA domestic spying program seems obvious, especially with the passage of FISA in 1978, which requires electronic surveillance to be conducted only with a court order. But in 1983, years before Bush and 9/11, there was some question if the legislation was effective protecting the civil liberties of Americans.

2005

Cannabis Interrupted

July 13, 2005

The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.

2004

Out With Gerrymanders!

July 1, 2004

Many problems with our electoral system are not easily remedied, but gerrymandering can be.

2003

Lady Day

July 17, 2003

2002

The Court's Terrible Two

July 3, 2002

On the final day of the term the Supreme Court issued alarming 5-to-4 rulings on school vouchers and drug testing.
Tribunal Injustice

January 3, 2002

2001

An Out-of-Control Court

March 8, 2001

2000

The God That Failed

December 14, 2000

The rule of law has taken a terrific beating from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court Issue

September 24, 2000
States' Rights Rise Again

September 24, 2000

No issue is more vital in the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush than the makeup of the next Supreme Court.