Affirmative Action Lives Affirmative Action Lives
In one of its most important cases in decades, the Supreme Court on June 23 upheld the prerogative of colleges and universities to give preferences to members of minority group...
Jun 26, 2003 / The Editors
Buyer Beware Buyer Beware
Speaking at a conference this winter on Internet crime, eBay.com's director of law enforcement and compliance, Joseph Sullivan, offered law-enforcement officials extensive access...
Jun 20, 2003 / Feature / Jonah Engle
Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal
"Citizens have a compelling interest in ensuring that their government does not abuse one of its most awesome powers, the power to arrest and jail."
Jun 17, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
New Law Assists Political Intimidation New Law Assists Political Intimidation
An unnecessary new law is used to undermine legitimate dissent.
Jun 15, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes
Profits at Gunpoint Profits at Gunpoint
Unocal's pipeline in Burma becomes a test case in corporate responsibility.
Jun 12, 2003 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar
A Rebuke to Ashcroft A Rebuke to Ashcroft
"We have to hold these people until we find out what is going on." According to a report issued June 2 by the Justice Department's own Inspector General, that's what Michael Ch...
Jun 12, 2003 / David Cole
GOP Pot Attack Stalls GOP Pot Attack Stalls
House Republicans anticipated smooth sailing for legislation to reauthorize the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Jun 2, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes
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
Paying for Apartheid Paying for Apartheid
Two major lawsuits--filed in the United States against multinational corporations including GM, IBM and Citigroup for aiding and abetting apartheid--are at a critical juncture.
May 15, 2003 / John S. Friedman
Samaritans in the Desert Samaritans in the Desert
Defying US policy, they save the lives of illegal migrants, a cup of water at a time.