Law

The Stochastic Aptitude Test The Stochastic Aptitude Test

A parody of Gone With the Wind has run into legal trouble: too revealing of the real nature of slavery?

May 3, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Labor Fights for Immigrants Labor Fights for Immigrants

The stage is set for a showdown over the fate of undocumented workers.

May 3, 2001 / Feature / David Bacon

Justice on the Cheap Justice on the Cheap

For many indigent defendants, the right to a lawyer doesn't mean much.

May 3, 2001 / Feature / Amy Bach

‘A Fair and Just Amnesty’ ‘A Fair and Just Amnesty’

A grassroots movement for immigrant legalization is gathering strength.

May 3, 2001 / Feature / Julie Quiroz-Martínez

Hate-Crimes Follies Hate-Crimes Follies

Charging people with a "hate crime" when their crime is essentially some type of assault is a troubling trend.

May 3, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Take Back the Courts Take Back the Courts

President Bush's power to appoint judges is one he hardly deserves because of the way he achieved his office.

May 3, 2001 / The Editors

Covenant With Death Covenant With Death

The death penalty needs to be thought through by liberals, and its acceptance or rejection cannot be á la carte.

Apr 26, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

McVeigh’s Last Mile McVeigh’s Last Mile

Attorney General John Ashcroft says he does not want Timothy McVeigh to "inject more poison into our culture"--a striking statement, given the method of McVeigh's execution. Accor...

Apr 19, 2001 / The Editors

The Doctor Killers The Doctor Killers

The arrest in France of James Kopp, the accused assassin of Buffalo obstetrician Barnett Slepian, could not have come at a more awkward time for the Bush Administration. Bush inau...

Apr 5, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro

Making the Case in Albany Making the Case in Albany

While most of the 1,500 people who traveled to Albany from all over New York State last Tuesday endured freezing winds outside the legislature to tell stories of families torn ...

Mar 31, 2001 / Feature / Amy Bach

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