Court-Watching Court-Watching
Nation readers should be excused for wondering whether they were in some sort of time warp as the Supreme Court closed its term with a slew of decisions that recalled the halcy...
Jul 2, 2003 / David Cole
A Rebuke to Ashcroft A Rebuke to Ashcroft
"We have to hold these people until we find out what is going on." According to a report issued June 2 by the Justice Department's own Inspector General, that's what Michael Ch...
Jun 12, 2003 / David Cole
Defending Show Trials Defending Show Trials
At long last, the military appears to be gearing up to try some of the Guantánamo Bay prisoners.
May 29, 2003 / David Cole
Guantánamo Gulag Guantánamo Gulag
Whatever happened to the "worst of the worst"?
May 22, 2003 / David Cole
Driving While Immigrant Driving While Immigrant
Emboldened by the "success" of its preventive war in Iraq, the Bush Administration appears to be expanding its preventive law-enforcement strategy at home.
Apr 24, 2003 / David Cole
Lawyers Keep Out Lawyers Keep Out
Because September 11 "changed everything," it hasn't always been easy to find an objective yardstick by which to judge the Bush Administration's tactics in the "war on terroris...
Apr 3, 2003 / David Cole
Shocks to the Constitution Shocks to the Constitution
Spring officially began on Thursday, March 20, but the first real spring day in Washington was Saturday, a blindingly sunny day, flowers just beginning to peek out, the Nationa...
Mar 27, 2003 / David Cole
Patriot Act’s Big Brother Patriot Act’s Big Brother
In early February, the Center for Public Integrity disclosed a leaked draft of the Bush Administration's next round in the war on terrorism--the Domestic Security Enhancement A...
Feb 27, 2003 / David Cole
Blind Sweeps Return Blind Sweeps Return
They say history repeats itself. But usually not quite so quickly.
Dec 23, 2002 / David Cole