Criminal Justice

Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash

Some union leaders think that the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC -- which essentially takes the limits off campaign spending -- will give them the same ...

Jan 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions

What to do about the decision by U.S. Supreme Court to -- in the words of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold -- "(ignore) important principles of judicial restraint and respect f...

Jan 21, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Blackwater Injustice Blackwater Injustice

A federal judge has dismissed all charges against the five Blackwater operatives accused of gunning down fourteen innocent Iraqis in Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007.

Jan 7, 2010 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill

Light in the Middle of the Tunnel Light in the Middle of the Tunnel

The upcoming trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the best news for the print press since Monica Lewinsky.

Nov 24, 2009 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

American Justice on Trial American Justice on Trial

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

Nov 19, 2009 / Editorial / David Cole

Back Talk: Amy Bach Back Talk: Amy Bach

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

Nov 11, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood

Hold Ashcroft Accountable Hold Ashcroft Accountable

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.

Sep 16, 2009 / Editorial / David Cole

A Culture War Casualty A Culture War Casualty

Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.

Jun 3, 2009 / Editorial / Eyal Press

Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder

Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.

Jun 2, 2009 / Video / Countdown

Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller

A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.

Jun 2, 2009 / Video

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