The Tragedy of William O. Douglas The Tragedy of William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was a judicial record-setter.
Mar 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David J. Garrow
In Torture We Trust? In Torture We Trust?
In these jittery times, many Americans see torture as justified.
Mar 13, 2003 / Feature / Eyal Press
Guns in the Courtroom Guns in the Courtroom
In the late summer and fall of 1997, small news leaks began appearing that Mayor Edward Rendell of Philadelphia (who is now governor of Pennsylvania) was thinking about suing t...
Mar 13, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus
Corporate Bill for Slavery Corporate Bill for Slavery
On February 26 for the first time a judge will make substantive and procedural rulings on a probable eight lawsuits that are at the cutting edge of the movement to compensate A...
Feb 20, 2003 / John S. Friedman
Filibustering on Estrada Filibustering on Estrada
Few of George W. Bush's judicial nominees have generated as much opposition as has Miguel Estrada.
Feb 13, 2003 / John Nichols
The Supermax Solution The Supermax Solution
The billboard at the east entrance to the remote rural village of Tamms, Illinois, reads "Tamms: The First Super Max," and below, in lowercase letters, "a good place to live." ...
Feb 13, 2003 / Regan Good
Copyright Monopolies Copyright Monopolies
Big Media won another battle in the escalating war over copyright on January 15, when the Supreme Court upheld a 1998 law extending copyright terms by twenty years, to life plu...
Jan 30, 2003 / Andrew L. Shapiro
Concerning Pee-Wee, Townshend and Ritter Concerning Pee-Wee, Townshend and Ritter
The worse the state treats kids, the more the state's prosecutors chase after inoffensive "perverts" in the private sector who have committed the so-called crime of getting sex...
Jan 30, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
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
Ryan’s Courage Ryan’s Courage
"Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error," Illinois Governor George Ryan said on January 11, clearing his state's death row as his final act of office.
Jan 16, 2003 / Bruce Shapiro