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
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