The Legal System Needs to Catch Up With the #MeToo Movement

It is nearly impossible to successfully sue for sexual harassment in the workplace—here’s what we can do to change that.

Rafia Zakaria

A Stunning Victory Against the NRA in Wisconsin

A key election result suggests that the gun lobby’s influence may be waning in critical swing states.

John Nichols

How the Courts Have Stymied Trump

Along with citizen activism, they have proven to be an important safeguard of constitutional liberty—but the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

David Cole

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Mark Godsey was a “prosecutor’s prosecutor” who didn’t think there were any innocent people in prison. Then he began supervising his law school’s Innocence Project, and realized his assumptions were all wrong.

Joshua Holland

Trump Is… Forever?

Jen Sorensen

The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System

A Trump-appointed judge will hear a challenge to Trump’s legally dubious move.

George Zornick

Will the Supreme Court Prevent Employees From Bringing Workplace Grievances Collectively?

Many workers are forced into arbitration, so they’ve tried to arbitrate collectively. The case the Supreme Court heard yesterday could put an end to that.

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench

A radical transformation of the judiciary is underway. 

George Zornick

The Outcome of This Obscure Lawsuit Could Undermine Constitutional Government

The Georgia Supreme Court is about to decide whether citizens can sue the state. It’s chilling to imagine what could happen if the justices say they cannot.

Cara Sabatini

Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban

Now a toast of the progressive community, Ferguson views the law as a profoundly moral enterprise.

Sasha Abramsky