Criminal Justice

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible

The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!

Jun 16, 2015 / Comix Nation / Tom Tomorrow

Edward Snowden

Amnesty for Edward Snowden Amnesty for Edward Snowden

His claims have been vindicated by the courts, Congress, and the US public. It’s time to bring him home.

Jun 11, 2015 / Martin Garbus

You Can Be Prosecuted for Clearing Your Browser History

You Can Be Prosecuted for Clearing Your Browser History You Can Be Prosecuted for Clearing Your Browser History

Khairullozhori Matanov, a friend of the Boston bomber, is being sentenced under a law whose purview is growing disturbingly wide.

Jun 2, 2015 / Juliana DeVries

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

This judge’s ruling could make it a lot harder to prosecute manslaughter.

May 27, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes

Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes

Our justice system fails when it doesn’t hold bankers accountable for their fraudulent and criminal actions.

May 26, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone?

Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone? Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone?

When the police kill somebody, it’s not “private.”

May 21, 2015 / Blog / Jon Wiener

An Unsettling Sentence

An Unsettling Sentence An Unsettling Sentence

On Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the federal death penalty.

May 20, 2015 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Let’s fight for the right to make horrible mistakes, but remain in the realm of the living.

May 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan

Snowden’s Vindication

Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication

An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.

May 13, 2015 / Editorial / David Cole

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

The MacArthur Foundation’s $75 million pledge shows that political momentum is clearly on the side of reform.

Apr 28, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

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