The ruling isn’t just pro-property rights; it’s contrary to our democratic values.
Law and Justice
Supreme Court Affirms Limited Win for College Athletes But Helps Monopolies
An attorney explains how the NCAA case set back the antitrust law.
The War Over the 13th Amendment and Modern Day Slavery
Its “servitude” clause allows prisoners to be put to work and underpaid—i.e. unpaid. How Senator Jeff Merkley and a band of activists are fighting back.
How Virginia’s Death Penalty Finally Ended
The commonwealth was once the epicenter of executions. Now the first former Confederate state has abandoned the practice. How a small group of activists helped turn the tide against capital punishment.
Starting with Trump, It’s Time for a White Collar Crime Crackdown
This week, a federal judge slammed Bill Barr over the Mueller investigation. Hopefully, Merrick Garland’s Justice Department will stay on Barr and give financial crimes the attention they deserve.
“Gimme an F!” Supreme Court Mulls the Case of the Cursing Cheerleader
The Roberts-era First Amendment is very protective of millionaires; does it also protect high-schoolers cursing at the Cocoa Hut?
The Conservative Attack on Times v. Sullivan and the First Amendment
A change in the protection for critics of public figures would be the most serious attack on free speech in generations.
McConnell to 17th Amendment: Drop Dead
In Kentucky, a new GOP-driven law denies the (Democratic) governor the ability to fill vacant Senate seats and gives it to party apparatchiks. A classic Mitch power play, it flouts the Constitution.
The Law that Can Bring Down the Capitol Attackers
Rep. Bennie Thompson and the NAACP are using the Ku Klux Klan Act to bring down the January 6 cabal.
A Would-Be Thief’s Briefs
Donald Trump tried to steal the election. The impeachment papers filed by his legal team are laughably weak.
