The Enemy Within The Enemy Within
"Ask for a lawyer immediately upon your arrest," reads the little informational card the ACLU hands out to citizens.
Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Other War The Other War
Mattie White remembers July 23, 1999, as the day her life was turned upside down.
Dec 24, 2002 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Innocent Abroad Innocent Abroad
I went to a reception the other night to celebrate the efforts of a group called the Innocence Project, which provides legal assistance to prisoners for whom the technology of ...
Dec 23, 2002 / Joyce Maynard
National Security and Immigrant Rights National Security and Immigrant Rights
The debate over how to protect the United States from terrorism while safeguarding its guiding values rages with particular intensity in immigrant communities.
Dec 19, 2002 / Feature / Donald Kerwin
Death Penalty Talking Points Death Penalty Talking Points
1. It is morally reprehensible to take a life, and it is especially reprehensible for the state to do so.
Dec 18, 2002 / The Nation
Reasons for Doubt Reasons for Doubt
When I was in college, I joined a court-watching project in Roxbury, Massachusetts. We observed criminal trials, then interviewed judges, lawyers and witnesses.
Dec 12, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Legal Victory for Airport Screeners Legal Victory for Airport Screeners
A federal judge hands nine workers an unexpected victory in their battle against a law requiring citizenship for all airport screeners.
Dec 3, 2002 / Feature / Michael Flaherty
Mumia’s Appeal Mumia’s Appeal
Mumia's Appeal After decades of legal and political maneuvering, the twenty-year-old death-penalty case of black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal is entering a critical stage.
Nov 26, 2002 / Dave Lindorff
How US Dealers Arm the World How US Dealers Arm the World
America remains a global shopping center for terrorists and others.
Nov 14, 2002 / Feature / Jake Bergman and Julia Reynolds
Guns ‘R’ U.S. Guns ‘R’ U.S.
Terrorists and gun smugglers like to buy guns in America because of the abundant inventory at gun shops and gun shows, and the laxity of US gun-law enforcement.
Nov 14, 2002 / Feature / David Montero