Law

Locked Up in Limbo Locked Up in Limbo

In California, sex offenders face the specter of incarceration without end.

Dec 13, 2007 / Laura Mansnerus

Crime and Cover-Up Crime and Cover-Up

The CIA tapes' destruction and violation of anti-torture statutes they recorded require a special prosecutor.

Dec 13, 2007 / The Editors

Waterboarding Democracy Waterboarding Democracy

Why did four key members of Congress failed to inform the public and the 9/11 Commission about the use of torture on terror suspects?

Dec 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Torture Tapes: Failure at All Levels Torture Tapes: Failure at All Levels

CIA, Department of Justice, White House--and members of Congress--ran through every legal and procedural red light designed to prevent criminal conduct and its cover-up.

Dec 11, 2007 / Feature / Aziz Huq

Setting the Record Straight on FISA Setting the Record Straight on FISA

Civil liberties and national security are not contradictory: they are inextricably linked.

Dec 7, 2007 / Rep. John Conyers

Justice on Steroids Justice on Steroids

Barry Bonds makes an enticing target. But the DOJ should also focus on steroid enablers, like a certain team owner who now lives in the White House.

Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Underworlds Underworlds

Gangsters have guns and muscle, but a good writer always gets the last word.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell

Showdown at the DMV Showdown at the DMV

The debate in New York State over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants became a proxy for the unsettled issue of immigration reform.

Nov 21, 2007 / The Editors

Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees

Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.

Nov 20, 2007 / Feature / Ben Lynfield

Justice Delayed Justice Delayed

The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activi...

Nov 15, 2007 / David Cole

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