Legal Affairs
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Race or Class? The Future of Affirmative Action on the College Campus
Jun 22, 2014Focusing college-student recruitment on poor neighborhoods can overlook middle-class African Americans entitled to affirmative action.
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Sex, Lies and Justice
Jan 12, 2015Can we reconcile the belated attention to rape on campus with due process?
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What to Do When 'I Do' Is Done
Feb 05, 2015LGBT activists and funders are debating the movement’s post-marriage priorities.
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Should Liberals Back Public Employee Unions?
Jul 12, 2015The stakes in the new battle over unions have far-reaching implications.
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Will the Supreme Court Abandon True Government Neutrality Toward Religion?
Sep 18, 2017The high court chips away at the once impregnable wall between church and state.
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The House Has Passed a Bill That Could Create a National Deportation Machine
Sep 07, 2017And no one seems to be paying attention.
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For Now, California Bails on Bail Reform
Aug 30, 2017The bail industry, now abetted by big insurance companies, chalks up another victory for its lobbyists.
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Amending the Constitution: A Civics Test Americans Need to Pass
Aug 28, 2017Democracy watchdogs must stand firm against conservative attempts to hijack how the country’s founding document evolves.
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How the Russia Investigation Could Turn on 50-Year-Old Court Case
Aug 25, 2017A former Justice Department prosecutor explores how a 1966 Supreme Court ruling could form the basis for possible future prosecutions.
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The Trump-Sessions Leak Crackdown
Aug 17, 2017The DOJ’s investigation represents a threat to leakers, whistleblowers, and robust journalism.
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GOP Eager to Repeal Rule that Allows Consumers to Sue Conniving Banks
Jul 13, 2017Republicans pretend it’s about dismantling the “administrative state.” But it’s all about market power.
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Snakes on a Plane -- And Under the Capitol Dome
Jul 12, 2017For the Republican majority, power trumps truth, and they’re all part of the racket.
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Has American Airlines Abandoned Its Promise to Airport Workers?
Jun 29, 2017Amid the threat of a high-profile strike one year ago, the airline vowed to clear the path for its contractors’ low-wage employees to unionize. Now, the workers’ union says the company is backtracking.
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‘Parents Involved,’ A Decade Later
Jun 28, 2017Contrary to reports, the fight for school integration was not derailed.
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Supreme Court Has Historic Chance to End Extreme Gerrymandering
Jun 21, 2017The Supreme Court, which has decided to hear a landmark case on whether Wisconsin electoral maps were unconstitutionally drawn, could deliver a major blow to ultra-partisan redistricting.
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In Supreme Court Case, Trump Sides with the Forgotten Corporation
Jun 20, 2017The White House abandons employees whose access to justice has been cordoned into corporate-captured arbitration hearings.
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Gorsuch’s First Opinion: Let Debt Collectors Run Amok
Jun 14, 2017Through a narrow reading of three words, the Court takes a leash off an irresponsible industry.
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Sessions Must Go, But It Can’t End There
Jun 14, 2017Senator Kamala Harris makes the attorney general nervous for good reason. She knows how to expose the truth.
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A Test of American Democracy
May 19, 2017In attempts to undermine democracy, state lawmakers have set their sights on the courts.
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