Law

Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama? Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama?

 Should gun owners be feeling threatened by President Obama and critics of “Stand Your Ground” laws?

Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda

Forget Mitt Romney. Wisconsin’s governor gets a hero’s welcome at the NRA convention, with a gun-talk laden speech that claims his critics “want to take me o...

Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

What the Laws of War Allow What the Laws of War Allow

Do the WikiLeaks War Logs reveal war crimes? Or do they reveal the poverty of international law?

Apr 16, 2012 / Chase Madar

Occupy and the Right to Protest Occupy and the Right to Protest

Could litigation over the Occupy movement strengthen First Amendment rights for protesters?

Apr 13, 2012 / Laura Bolt

Charges for Trayvon Martin’s Killer Are No Guarantee of Justice

Charges for Trayvon Martin’s Killer Are No Guarantee of Justice Charges for Trayvon Martin’s Killer Are No Guarantee of Justice

Those new to the cause of defending black life will soon have to face the bleak truth black people have lived with for so long: we don’t often win.

Apr 12, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

Like trial of OJ Simpson and the Rodney King case, the Zimmerman trial may reveal very different visions of justice.

Apr 12, 2012 / Gary Younge

Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO) Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO)

George Zimmerman was behind bars Wednesday, forty-five days after he went free after shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman now faces the possibility of life in prison, but Reverend Je...

Apr 12, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Why the Supreme Court Matters

Why the Supreme Court Matters Why the Supreme Court Matters

A GOP win in November would move the most conservative bench in history even further to the right.

Apr 11, 2012 / Editorial / Ari Berman

The True Horror of the ‘Florence’ Decision

The True Horror of the ‘Florence’ Decision The True Horror of the ‘Florence’ Decision

The Supreme Court—as well as the Obama administration—upholds the right of the world’s biggest jailer to strip everyone who comes into its grasp.

Apr 11, 2012 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

No Regard To Race at Wells Fargo? (VIDEO) No Regard To Race at Wells Fargo? (VIDEO)

Housing Advocates have filed a complaint against Wells Fargo, accusing the nation’s largest mortgage lender of failing to maintain and market foreclosed properties in black ...

Apr 11, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

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