Stephanie Mencimer
Stephanie Mencimer covers legal affairs and domestic policy in Mother Jones' Washington bureau. She is the author of Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue.
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Meet Bush's Prison Nominee
Tennessee's next trial court judge might be a prison company executive who has less courtroom experience than most inmates.
The Fall of a Corporate Crime Fighter
Famed class action attorney Bill Lerach's pursuit of corporate fraud cases landed him on the wrong side of the law.
Passing Judgment
Bush's latest controversial judicial nominee opposes abortion and gay rights. But there's a reason why he may not be so bad on the bench.
Courting Disaster
The Senate and the Supremes square off over fair pay.
Supreme Court: Taking Care of Business
How the high court caters to corporations and ignores commoners.
Crayons Down!
Babes in test land
Did the Clintons Try to Whack a Cat?
Sure, Citizens United's Hillary documentary is a political hit piece—but it's also a preview of the mudslinging to come should she receive the Democratic nomination.
Hillary's Hero: Judge Royce Lamberth
The famously anti-Clinton judge has never done Hillary any favors. But now, he's poised to save her from some serious mudslinging.
License and (Voter) Registration, Please
On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear what may be the most significant voting rights case since Bush v. Gore -- and it could affect the outcome of the 2008 presidential election.
Mormons to the Rescue
Latter-day Saints are like the superheroes of Christianity: When disaster strikes, they spring into action. So why isn't Mitt Romney bragging?
