Criminal Justice

More Bad Judges More Bad Judges

Here comes the sequel to the Scalia Clones and Thomas Clowns.

Jan 8, 2004 / Jack Newfield

Rosenbaum Inquisition Rosenbaum Inquisition

In 2002, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee trained their sights on an unlikely target: conservative Judge James Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for th...

Dec 11, 2003 / David Rubenstein

Adam and Steve–Together at Last Adam and Steve–Together at Last

Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?

Nov 26, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Reason for Doubt Reason for Doubt

"Iwouldn't ask him to escort my daughter to her senior prom," explained one of the jurors who in mid-November acquitted Robert Durst of murdering his quarrelsome neighbor, Morr...

Nov 20, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Boston Marriage Boston Marriage

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in favor of gay marriage may have set off a political earthquake, but as a matter of law it was a no-brainer.

Nov 20, 2003 / The Editors

Recall Recalls 2000 Recall Recalls 2000

The tangled web that a narrow Supreme Court majority wove to shut down the Florida recount of presidential ballots in December 2000 made it possible for Republican George W.

Sep 18, 2003 / The Editors

Why Estrada Went Down Why Estrada Went Down

A few hours after Miguel Estrada withdrew his name for a judgeship on the Court of Appeals for the Washington, DC, Circuit, a leading Senate liberal was asked about the meaning...

Sep 11, 2003 / Jack Newfield

The Twilight-Zone Court The Twilight-Zone Court

The attacks of September 11, 2001, ushered in a multitude of legal transformations that restrict civil liberties in the name of national security.

Sep 4, 2003 / Feature / Steven Donziger

Liberalizing the Law Liberalizing the Law

With the Bush Administration continuing to fill the federal courts with right-wing judges, liberals have turned with renewed vigor to a strategy that not only allows them to de...

May 29, 2003 / Alexander Wohl

Filibustering on Estrada Filibustering on Estrada

Few of George W. Bush's judicial nominees have generated as much opposition as has Miguel Estrada.

Feb 13, 2003 / John Nichols

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