Law

The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System

Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.

Oct 17, 2012 / Press Room

Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses? Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses?

Council members demanded answers from Mayor Bloomberg's representative just one day after a video released by The Nation documented an abusive stop.

Oct 12, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

The Colorado Cannabis Factor The Colorado Cannabis Factor

Turnout for a popular ballot measure that would fully legalize marijuana could determine whether Obama or Romney wins this important swing state.

Oct 11, 2012 / Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian

Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’ Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’

 Language matters, but to what extent does it affect political progress?

Oct 9, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO] Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

A recording of a stop-and-frisk in action shows the racist reality of a prevalent police practice in New York City.

Oct 8, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

Raw Judicial Power: On William Rehnquist Raw Judicial Power: On William Rehnquist

The Partisan is a weak account of the career and legal thinking of a conservative and obstreperous chief justice.

Oct 3, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

A New ‘Year of the Woman’? A New ‘Year of the Woman’?

 The GOP's War on Women has spurred another women-led movement to reclaim their rights. 

Oct 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court

The current Supreme Court session will decide important cases on affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage.

Oct 2, 2012 / Press Room

Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

As a movement against punitive segregation in local prisons and jails, a new report by the New York Civil Liberties Union reveals more disturbing details than ever before.

Oct 2, 2012 / Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families

New federal guidelines will allow ICE officers to take into account a same-sex relationship with an American partner when determining whether to pursue a removal proceeding.

Sep 28, 2012 / Emily Douglas

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