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Page 1 of 4 next›› Crime & JusticeUnder Eighteen to Life The Supreme Court takes up the question of whether life sentences for juvenile offenders are cruel and unusual. November 10, 2009 | | web only Can Reason Win the Drug War? Stoner jokes aside, the debate over America's drug policy is sounding increasingly sane. November 3, 2009 | | web only What to Do About the Court? Not much. An activist Supreme Court may strike down laws, but it can also give them political legitimacy. October 1, 2009 | Combating the Campus Rape Crisis College is back in session, and that means it's time for a lot of ineffective pageantry on rape prevention. Don't our young women deserve better? September 9, 2009 | | web only Suburban Ghetto Segregation, not immigration, is to blame for the growth of Hispanic gangs. August 31, 2009 | Meet the Cast of the Sotomayor Hearings Ready for a week of Senate questioning? Here is your guide to the major players of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. July 13, 2009 | | web only In Defense of Confirmation Hearings Sonia Sotomayor will spend the next week in the spotlight of Senate confirmation hearings. Attempting to "depoliticize" the process would not merely be impossible but undesirable. July 13, 2009 | | web only Latin America's Legalization Push South of the border, where drug violence has taken a serious toll, lawmakers are weighing their decriminalization options. July 6, 2009 | The Last Drug Czar Both Obama and his appointed leader of the war on drugs, Gil Kerlikowske, say they've had it with the military metaphors and are taking a new approach to America's substance abuse problem. June 29, 2009 | An Uncertain Fate for Voting Rights The Supreme Court might not have struck down the act yesterday, but it didn't preserve the act, either. June 23, 2009 | | web only Detention Retention President Obama has tried to split the difference between comprehensive immigration-reform advocates and law-and-order types. But for immigrants in detention, not much has changed since the Bush era. June 2, 2009 | | web only What the Guantánamo Speech Means for Civil Liberties TAP Online talks with the ACLU's Anthony Romero about Obama's proposed changes to national security policy. May 22, 2009 | | web only Obama v. the Republican Party The president can name the most agreeable of moderates as his Supreme Court nominee, and Senate Republicans will still put up a fight. May 8, 2009 | | web only A "Post-Racial" Assault on Voting Rights It is minority voters -- not Southern municipalities -- who need the protection of the Supreme Court. May 6, 2009 | | web only Race, Voting Rights, and the Genius of Justice Souter Justice David Souter doesn't care for politics, but he understands the politics of race better than his colleagues to his left or his right. May 4, 2009 | | web only In the Court's Best Interest The Supreme Court nomination process isn't about finding the "best" candidate -- it's about finding the right fit. May 4, 2009 | | web only The Next War Over the Courts Conservatives are already fired up about Obama's judicial nominations. Is the White House prepared for the fight? April 27, 2009 | Seeking Justice in a System that Doesn't Guarantee It How do we hold police and local governments accountable for the backlog of untested rape kits? April 27, 2009 | | web only How Bush Won the War Over the Courts By exploiting certain rules, Bush managed to dramatically alter the makeup of the federal court system. April 20, 2009 | How Supreme a Court? The highest court follows the political trends rather than defying them. Not that there's anything wrong with that. April 14, 2009 | Page 1 of 4 next›› |
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