The Voter ID Fraud
Garrett Epps : Supreme Court
The conservatives ensconced on the Supreme Court are set to uphold draconian ID requirements on voters that will redefine electoral politics in America.
2007
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Stars and Bars
Daniel Lazare : Jails & Prisons
How did the American criminal justice system go so wrong?
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In Praise of Red Tape
Christopher Hayes : Government
When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.
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Gary Tyler's Quest for Justice
Dave Zirin : Racism & Discrimination
Sports figures are joining the crusade to free a Louisiana man convicted as a teenager of a murder he didn't commit.
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Putting Science in the Dock
Judges' ability to discriminate against expert witnesses has ended up empowering large corporations.
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The Persecution of Sami Al-Arian
Alexander Cockburn : Constitutional Questions
A Palestinian professor caught in the US legal system needs all the support we can muster, as respect for constitutional freedoms sinks ever lower.
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'There Is No Law'
It's now up to the Supreme Court or the Democratic Congress to overturn the Military Commissions Act and restore our right to habeas corpus.
2006
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From Whitewater to Blackwater
Jeremy Scahill & Garrett Ordower : Blackwater
Blackwater USA has a new attorney to defend it against a wrongful death lawsuit by families of four contractors killed in Iraq: Kenneth Starr.
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For His Eyes Only: Bush's Secret Crimes
Michael Ratner : George W. Bush Administration
By blindly accepting Bush's expansion of state secrets claims, the courts are allowing the executive branch to operate above the law, putting the core principles of our democracy at risk.
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Felonious Intent
Patricia J. Williams : Children & Child Care
The prosecution of an 8-year-old in New York for wrongful homicide in a school bus accident invokes the "wild child" hysteria of the Central Park jogger case.
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Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater
Lawsuits by families of soldiers-for-hire killed in Falluja have put a major war profiteer in the cross-hairs.
2005
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Post-9/11 Shell Game
To this day, no explanation has been offered as to why José Padilla spent years bandied around in US courts and detention centers. Now that Padilla faces reduced criminal charges, the government will never have to explain its actions, and never will.
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Blank Check for Bush?
David Cole : Terrorism Targeting the US
Recent rulings upholding the right of the executive branch to jail and try terror suspects in military tribunals raise questions about whether the judiciary can keep presidential powers in check. Will a realigned Supreme Court give Bush a blank check to rise above the law?
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St. Pat's Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges
Elizabeth Bauchner : Peace Activism
Four peace advocates were acquitted of federal conspiracy charges in connection with a 2003 protest of the Iraq War.
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The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers
The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
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In Contempt of Courts
Max Blumenthal : Conservatives & The American Right
Conservative activists want to eliminate unsympathetic judges--by any means necessary.
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Schiavo as Prologue
: Conservatives & The American Right
The Terri Schiavo case goes to the heart of political choices confronting the country.
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Filibustering the Truth
Judd Legum & Christy Harvey : Senate
Debunking GOP myths about the filibuster.
2004
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The 'Fifth Circuit Four'
Jack Bass : Racism & Discrimination
How four federal judges brought the rule of reason to the South.
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The Long Road to Equality
Robert L. Carter : Supreme Court
The product of black legal skill and strategy, Brown has a black copyright.
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The Battle Over the Pledge
Elisabeth Sifton : George W. Bush
It's offended people from the start; now the Supreme Court will wade in--again.
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More Bad Judges
Jack Newfield : George W. Bush
Karl Rove's White House laboratory has shipped another batch of extremist nominees to the Senate for its members' consent, after not asking for their advice.
2003
2002
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The Right's Judicial Juggernaut
"Miguel Estrada is like a Stealth missile coming out of the right wing's deepest silo."
2001
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No Rush to Judges
Much has been made of the need for ideological balance on the Supreme Court, but the argument applies with equal force to the circuit courts.
This week: Will racism or sexism win the day? Plus: Esther Kaplan on workplace safety and Steven Greenhouse on the struggle facing younger workers. (13mb mp3)
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