Can the government get around the Constitution by outsourcing its functions to private contractors?
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New Orleans DA’s Office Defends Suppressing Evidence — Again
Case brings to light the need for civil liberties protections from prosecutors.
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Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson!
Vermont nominates a marriage-equality advocate to the state supreme court.
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The Constitution: A Love Story
It’s time for liberals to reclaim our founding document from fanatics who worship its name but not its meaning.
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Trumped Up
Monica Potts, Jamelle Bouie, and Adam Serwer discuss Donald Trump’s rumored presidential run and a recent Supreme Court decision absolving prosecutors of any responsibility for wrongdoing.
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Gay on Trial
After state-level defeats, lawyers are taking the case for gay rights to federal court.
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Eyes on the Street: Community Policing in Chicago
It’s now the favorite remedy for urban crime, but a visit to the front lines in Chicago suggests how hard it is to make community policing work.
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Games Prosecutors Play
Ken Starr was no exception. Over the last 30 years, abetted by the Supreme Court, prosecutors have acquired fearsome power in the form of largely untrammeled authority and a bag of sneaky tricks.