Law & Justice

2009

• American Justice on Trial

  David Cole : The Courts

  To try alleged 9/11 perpetrators without handing Al Qaeda a propaganda victory, the trial must be fair beyond question.

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  This Seeming Brow of Justice

  Samuel Moyn : Philosophy

  In their discussions of justice, Michael Sandel and Amartya Sen endorse communal good but slight collective endeavor.

• Repairing Our Broken Justice System

  Gara LaMarche : Supreme Court

  We need to change the sorry frame of the debate over judges and the role the judicial system plays in our democracy.

• Vigilantes: Free to Roam?

  Esther Kaplan : New Orleans

  Our investigation into the shootings of African-Americans in the days after Hurricane Katrina seems to have gotten the feds' attention; but in New Orleans, the wheels of justice have rusted.

• My Lai and Lockerbie Reconsidered

  Nick Turse

  The eerie confluence of the tales of two convicted mass murderers, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and William Calley--and their fates.

• Katrina's Hidden Race War: Four Years Later

  CNN

  A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

• Aborn for Manhattan DA

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : New York City

  An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

• Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : New York City

  An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

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  Blackwater Seeks Gag Order

  Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater

  The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.

• Federal Judge Weakens Oversight of LAPD

  Tom Hayden

  Newly implemented reforms don't do enough to reverse a massive increase in the frisking of minority youths in the Los Angeles community.

• ...And a Law for Poor People

  Peter Edelman : Poverty

  Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.

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  New Evidence Surfaces in Post-Katrina Crimes

  A.C. Thompson : Racism & Discrimination

  Television news reports are casting new light on the violence that flourished in New Orleans in the anarchic days after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

• Karl Rove Finally Goes Under Oath

  Countdown

  The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the Panetta revelations about the CIA and Karl Rove's recent testimony over the US attorney firings scandal.

• Has Bratton's LAPD Really Reformed?

  Tom Hayden

  The Alex Sanchez case raises troubling new questions about the war on gangs.

• Alex Sanchez Denied Bail

  Tom Hayden

  A federal magistrate denied Alex Sanchez bail in his gang conspiracy trial, but the prosecution entered a surprisingly "weak" case, according to defense counsel.

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  Saving Troy Davis

  Benjamin Jealous : Racism & Discrimination

  The president of the NAACP explains why he has joined a "strange bedfellows" coalition drawn together to fight for the reopening of Troy Davis's capital case.

• Alex Sanchez's Arrest

  Tom Hayden : Los Angeles

  The indictment of Alex Sanchez, a revered gangbanger-turned-peacemaker, raises doubts about the LAPD and whether it should be released from a federal court order.