Raw Judicial Power: On William Rehnquist Raw Judicial Power: On William Rehnquist
The Partisan is a weak account of the career and legal thinking of a conservative and obstreperous chief justice.
Oct 3, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
A New ‘Year of the Woman’? A New ‘Year of the Woman’?
The GOP's War on Women has spurred another women-led movement to reclaim their rights.
Oct 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court
The current Supreme Court session will decide important cases on affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage.
Oct 2, 2012 / Press Room
Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York Unlock The Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York
As a movement against punitive segregation in local prisons and jails, a new report by the New York Civil Liberties Union reveals more disturbing details than ever before.
Oct 2, 2012 / Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families
New federal guidelines will allow ICE officers to take into account a same-sex relationship with an American partner when determining whether to pursue a removal proceeding.
Sep 28, 2012 / Emily Douglas
A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light
In refusing to block the extradition of terror suspects to the US, the European Court for Human Rights has condoned a brutal regimen of long-term solitary confinement.
Sep 26, 2012 / Jeanne Theoharis and Saskia Sassen
Progressives Must Work to Retake the Supreme Court Progressives Must Work to Retake the Supreme Court
Presidential picks for the Supreme Court bench will be crucial, as many justices move further to the extreme right.
Sep 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law
Law expert says the state can change the law again to win judge's approval.
Sep 19, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat? Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat?
Voting rights advocates scored a partial victory today when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent the state’s voter ID law back to the lower court for a new hearing.
Sep 18, 2012 / Ari Berman
GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado
Mel Sembler, a major fundraiser for Romney, led a drug "treatment” center that was forced to shut down because of allegations of child abuse.
Sep 18, 2012 / Lee Fang