A peaceful march in Graham, N.C. met by police violence, and a Supreme Court ruling underscore the threats to the right to peacefully assemble.
Law and Justice
Justice Barrett is Seated and Voting Cases Just Got Scarier
Election-related cases are on the Supreme Court’s docket and that’s before Nov. 3.
Independent Judiciary, RIP
With the Comey Barret vote, Republicans complete their hostile takeover of the Supreme Court
The Criminal Justice of Amy Coney Barrett
The soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice has a more interesting record on prisons, prosecutors and a slew of justice issues than you might think.
Be Afraid of Coney Barrett’s Views on Supreme Court Precedents
The high court nominee was particularly evasive about a landmark contraceptive case.
Coney Barrett’s Moment of Truth
At Day Two of her hearings, the Supreme Court nominee was visibly wrestling with legal and ethical questions about recusal.
Republicans Decry Nonexistent Religious Bigotry at Coney Barrett Hearing
Instead, Democrats stuck to a quotidian but reality-based argument about how Trump’s nominee would scrap the Affordable Care Act.
COVID-19 Gives Us the Chance to Close Prisons. Here’s Why and How.
In response to the pandemic, prison officials are already reducing inmate populations. Why let a crisis go to waste?
What Joe Biden Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln About White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime has real victims. Expanding a Civil War-era law aimed at profiteers would help citizens fight back.
John Roberts Ponders Partisanship. (Cue the Groans.)
The Supreme Court is political, divided, and not the honest referee the Chief Justice promised. Harold Pinter would recognize this play.
