Body of Evidence
A.C. Thompson : New Orleans
Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?
A.C. Thompson : New Orleans
Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?
A.C. Thompson : Racism & Discrimination
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
John Nichols : Vermont
Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.
Andrew Gumbel : Attorney General
GOP loyalists have taken over the Justice Department and retooled the civil rights division as a political weapon.
David Bacon : Immigration to the US
Massive workplace raids are part of a pressure campaign for guest-worker programs.
Patricia J. Williams : Presidential Election 2008
Her appeal to a certain sector of the electorate lies in her willingness to take the law in her own hands--and use public power as a personal weapon.
Brave New Films : George W. Bush Administration
This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
Ross Tuttle : Guantanamo Bay
New evidence sheds light on the inappropriate and corrupting influence of Brig. General Thomas Hartmann on the military commissions process.
Alexander Cockburn : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
The US government's shameful auto-da-fé of Sami Al-Arian enters a new phase.
Brett Story
The famed prosecutor wants to see the President tried for murder in an American courtroom.
Richard Wexler : Civil Rights & Liberties
A mass detention. Vague legal charges. Emotional abuse. Hostile overseers. This isn't Guantánamo--it's Texas. And the victims are children the state wants to protect.
The Editors
The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.
Robert Perkinson : Police & Law Enforcement
Beyond the sensationalism and the sound bites, the Duke rape case reveals the perils of unchecked prosecutorial power.
Elizabeth Holtzman, Nan Aron, Stephen Gillers, Victor Navasky and others quiz the Attorney General nominee on torture, the Constitution and the fate of Alberto Gonzales.
Robert Scheer : George W. Bush
Liberated from having to serve time for his crime, he shares a perch with Bush and Cheney, somewhere high above the law.
Criminal justice reform, absent from the progressive agenda, must be a priority for Democratic candidates.
At a time when the federal government has failed to do its job, state attorneys general are asserting their authority to protect the public interest.
The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.
Montana is setting the stage for other states in its push to improve legal representation for the poor and to address the lack of competent public attorneys.
David Feige : White-Collar Crime
Because of spotty enforcement, white-collar criminals are far more likely to get away with their crimes than poor folks.
Patricia J. Williams : Sex & Sexuality
A closer look at sexual abuse cases makes the questions surrounding them even murkier.
Patricia J. Williams : Sex & Sexuality
While Jackson's trial is appalling, it is not the stuff of ordinary tabloid catharsis.
Daphne Eviatar : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Unocal's settlement with Burmese villagers may spur better corporate conduct.