The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality
Take the fight directly to voters.
Jul 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot
And how our rush to lock up immigrants has overwhelmed the federal prison system.
Jun 23, 2015 / Investigation / Seth Freed Wessler
You Can’t Fix ‘Broken Windows’, So End It Now You Can’t Fix ‘Broken Windows’, So End It Now
After a year of tragedies, framed by the deaths of Eric Garner and Kalief Browder, it’s time for our leaders to discard this racist and immoral idea.
Jun 17, 2015 / The Editors
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 / Tom Tomorrow
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
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
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
Our justice system fails when it doesn’t hold bankers accountable for their fraudulent and criminal actions.
May 26, 2015 / 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?
When the police kill somebody, it’s not “private.”
May 21, 2015 / Jon Wiener
An Unsettling Sentence An Unsettling Sentence
On Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the federal death penalty.
May 20, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro