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
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
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
The Right’s Judicial Juggernaut The Right’s Judicial Juggernaut
Democrats, faced with Scalia and Thomas clones, are finally saying: Ideology matters.
Sep 19, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield
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