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Back Talk: Amy Bach (Back Talk, The Courts, Society)

A conversation with the author of Ordinary Injustice about why the right to trial is no protection against a shoddy legal system.

Christine Smallwood
Hold Ashcroft Accountable (Political Figures, The Courts, Society)

The Ninth Circuit rules that John Ashcroft can be held accountable for the "paradigm of prevention" that led to unlawful detainment of a US citizen.

David Cole
The Voter ID Fraud (Presidential Election 2008, Law, The Courts, Politics, Society)

The conservatives ensconced on the Supreme Court are set to uphold draconian ID requirements on voters that will redefine electoral politics in America.

Garrett Epps
Stars and Bars (Jails and Prisons, The Courts, Society)

How did the American criminal justice system go so wrong?

Daniel Lazare
In Praise of Red Tape (Government, The Courts, Society)

When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.

Christopher Hayes
Gary Tyler's Quest for Justice (Racism and Discrimination, The Courts, Society)

Sports figures are joining the crusade to free a Louisiana man convicted as a teenager of a murder he didn't commit.

Dave Zirin
Putting Science in the Dock (Science, Lawsuits, The Courts, Society)

Judges' ability to discriminate against expert witnesses has ended up empowering large corporations.

Barry Yeoman
The Persecution of Sami Al-Arian (Law, The Courts, Society)

A Palestinian professor caught in the US legal system needs all the support we can muster, as respect for constitutional freedoms sinks ever lower.

Alexander Cockburn
'There Is No Law' (Law, The Courts, Society)

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.

David Cole
From Whitewater to Blackwater (Blackwater, The Courts, Society)

Blackwater USA has a new attorney to defend it against a wrongful death
lawsuit by families of four contractors killed in Iraq: Kenneth Starr.

Jeremy Scahill and Garrett Ordower

Blogs

The Supreme Court Is Fractured on Prop 8
Nan Hunter

By the end, several Justices appeared skeptical at best over whether their decision should reach the merits.

March 26, 2013
Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality
John Nichols

Republicans know they must turn toward supporting gay marriage—evidence of how much progress LGBT activists have made.

March 19, 2013
Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?
Nan Hunter

According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.

February 7, 2013
Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio
Ari Berman

A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.

November 4, 2012
Ending Rape Illiteracy
Jessica Valenti

Why the next feminist battle should be defining rape for the masses.

October 23, 2012
PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law
Voting Rights Watch

Law expert says the state can change the law again to win judge's approval.

September 19, 2012
Is Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat?
Ari Berman

Voting rights advocates scored a partial victory today when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent the state’s voter ID law back to the lower court for a new hearing.

September 18, 2012
After 225 Years, It's Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers
John Nichols

The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.

September 17, 2012
'Nightmare' Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Revisited in Court
Ari Berman

Will Pennsylvania be the next major swing state where a restrictive voting law is struck down by the courts?

September 13, 2012
Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Supreme Court for the 1 Percent
Nation in the News

Whose interest does the highest court in the country have in mind?

September 13, 2012