Criminal Justice

State Judges for Sale State Judges for Sale

In the 39 states that elect appellate judges, politicization of the bench is growing.

Aug 15, 2002 / Feature / Michael Scherer

Karl Rove’s Legal Tricks Karl Rove’s Legal Tricks

Packing the judiciary with right-wingers like Priscilla Owen.

Jul 3, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

School’s Out School’s Out

When the New York City Board of Education called on public schools to bring back the Pledge of Allegiance in the wake of 9/11, my daughter, a freshman at Stuyvesant High, thoug...

Jul 3, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

God’s Got Nothing to Do With the Pledge of Allegiance Furor God’s Got Nothing to Do With the Pledge of Allegiance Furor

Belief in God is not the issue in the continuing brouhaha over the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. Rather, it's the government's endorsement of a monotheistic God.

Jul 2, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

Operation Enduring Liberty Operation Enduring Liberty

As the shock of September 11 fades, courts are standing up for civil liberties.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / David Cole

Law’s the Law in Boston Law’s the Law in Boston

Boston's Bernard Cardinal Law deserves the Watergate Award for Obfuscatory Declamation: He has characterized his nearly two decades of cover-up of felonies--namely, the rape and m...

Mar 7, 2002 / Margaret Spillane

Fighting Pickering Fighting Pickering

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson says it's like this: If judicial nominee Charles Pickering is confirmed by a Democratic Senate, the Bush Administration will have a green ...

Feb 28, 2002 / John Nichols

‘After Dirty Air, Dirty Money’ ‘After Dirty Air, Dirty Money’

The Bush Administration is blocking efforts to rein in offshore banking.

Sep 27, 2001 / Feature / Lucy Komisar

Hank and Citibank–A Case in Point Hank and Citibank–A Case in Point

Citigroup proclaims that its "private bankers act as financial architects, designing and coordinating insightful solutions for individual client needs, with an emphasis on persona...

Sep 27, 2001 / Feature / Lucy Komisar

Russia–Scamming the System Russia–Scamming the System

Thefts from other countries pale in relation to the looting of Russia, with the indispensable assistance of the "Offshornaya Zona." The 1995 "loans for shares" scheme transferred ...

May 31, 2001 / Feature / Lucy Komisar

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