Law

Landlocked: On American Property Landlocked: On American Property

In the secret history of property law, property rests on the authority of the state.

Jun 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Hendrik Hartog

Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

It depends on which cable news channel you glanced at this morning. 

Jun 25, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Detención y cacheo: Una práctica indignante Detención y cacheo: Una práctica indignante

Las causas de Nueva York y Filadelfia son un llamado de atención a la policía y a las cortes para que hagan realidad la promesa de igual protección ante la ley para todos.

Jun 25, 2012 / David Cole

Anti-Immigrant Forces Lose Big in Supreme Court

Anti-Immigrant Forces Lose Big in Supreme Court Anti-Immigrant Forces Lose Big in Supreme Court

The Court gave the Obama administration near-total victory, striking down key parts of Arizona’s immigration law.

Jun 25, 2012 / David Cole

Can Street Violence Be Fought Like a Virus? Can Street Violence Be Fought Like a Virus?

CeaseFire Chicago, pioneered by an infectious disease expert, has been heralded as an unprecedented success. Will a summer spike in homicides threaten the program in other cities w...

Jun 21, 2012 / Jeff Deeney

Whatever Happened to the Minimalist Supreme Court? Whatever Happened to the Minimalist Supreme Court?

Today's decisions about sex, drugs, and union speech may offer clues about next week's decision on healthcare.

Jun 21, 2012 / David Cole

Healthcare: Give the People What They Want

Healthcare: Give the People What They Want Healthcare: Give the People What They Want

Most Americans want pretty much the same outcome from healthcare reform, and it’s not what either major-party candidate is offering.

Jun 21, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Dave Zirin: The DOJ Wastes Money on Sports Dave Zirin: The DOJ Wastes Money on Sports

The Department of Justice spent $2 to 3 million prosecuting Roger Clemens. Why?

Jun 20, 2012 / Press Room

Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row? Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?

Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the r...

Jun 19, 2012 / Jordan Smith

Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk

Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk

Several thousand people marched in silence down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on June 17 to demand an end to the New York Police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy.

Jun 19, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

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