What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice? What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice?
Though sentencing, the drug war and other criminal justice issues were absent from the presidential contest, November 6 saw a wave of voter initiatives that will change policy on “...
Nov 14, 2012 / Graham Kates
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow? California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow?
Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.
Nov 8, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki
Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio
A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.
Nov 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Checking Big Brother Checking Big Brother
The Nation, with the ACLU and others, is suing the government over a law that allows unchecked surveillance. Will the Supreme Court even allow us to argue our case on the merits?
Nov 2, 2012 / David Cole
Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk
Nearly every single community member speaking at recent hearing on stop-and-frisk opposed the NYPD’s controversial policy.
Oct 31, 2012 / Christie Thompson
At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along
Regardless of who wins on November 6, there are no signs that either Romney or Obama will act to dismantle the lawless military commissions created after 9/11.
Oct 31, 2012 / John Knefel
Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty
As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurn...
Oct 26, 2012 / David R. Dow
Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election
STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.
Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison
As a federal district judge in Iowa, I have sentenced a staggering number of low-level drug addicts to long prison terms. This is not justice.
Oct 24, 2012 / Judge Mark W. Bennett