Our Dangerous Devotion to Eyewitness Testimony Our Dangerous Devotion to Eyewitness Testimony
From Sacco and Vanzetti to Troy Davis, witnesses to crime scenes get it wrong too often. So why did the Supreme Court just make it harder to challenge such evidence in court?
Jan 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk
The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize indefinite military detention for US citizens, stripping Americans of their constitutional rights.
Dec 14, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes? Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes?
The Department of Justice has told the Supreme Court that police should be allowed to secretly put GPS devices on our cars. But we have already surrendered more privacy than we rea...
Nov 22, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Sex, Lies and the DSK Case Sex, Lies and the DSK Case
Yes, rape cases are notoriously difficult to prove. But in the DSK case, the criminal justice system worked.
Aug 31, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Slouching Towards Faux Slouching Towards Faux
From Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Casey Anthony to Rupert Murdoch, the media are debasing the public conversation—and therefore our democratic process.
Jul 13, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Are We Worried About Storm’s Identity—or Our Own? Are We Worried About Storm’s Identity—or Our Own?
Americans love to say “We're all just people.” So why are we so bent out of shape by not knowing a child’s gender?
Jun 1, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Gender Trouble Gender Trouble
Transgender people face assaults that run the gamut from physical to emotional. It's past time to resolve our society's discomfort with those outside the gender binary.
May 4, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif
With all due respect to the First Amendment, we need to be careful about incendiary public speech.
Apr 7, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
License and Liberty License and Liberty
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Westboro Baptist Church can't be punished for picketing at funerals. Is this really a win for free speech?
Mar 10, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Tiger Mama Syndrome The Tiger Mama Syndrome
The real dilemma in Amy Chua's book is how to survive in a world in which the slightest nonconformity risks landing you out of a job, a home, a life.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams