A Federal judge issued a permenant injunction against part of the National Defense Authorization Act this week.
Blog: The Docket
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Torture Without Accountability
Why hasn’t the Obama administration tried to prosecute any Bush-era torture crimes?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Would Roe Survive Romney?
Mitt Romney needed to distance himself from the Republican Senate candidates who have been explicit about the misogyny opponents of legal abortion are supposed to leave latent, babbling nonsense about how women can’t get pregnant from “legitimate rape” and comparing being raped to having sex outside of marriage. So Romney did what he does best: […]
Posted inBooks
No Touchdown for Paterno Biography
Joe Posnanski’s new book on the Penn State coach fails to hold him accountable for the Sandusky scandal.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Why Affirmative Action Still Matters
The Supreme Court justices may disagree with the affirmative action policies challenged in Fisher v. UT Austin, but there is no doubt that they are constitutional and have been effective in making Texas’ university system more racially and socioeconomically diverse.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Fast and Furious Returns
Transparency should be the default rule when the White House is contemplating executive privilege.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Permits Execution of Man with IQ of 61
How do you prevent cruel and unusual punishment when no one is willing to enforce the rules?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Latest Example of our Broken Patent System
Corporations suing corporations—not individuals suing corporations—is the real sign that our patent system needs fixing.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Pro-Life Sentences
Republican-controlled state legislatures are passing a wave of restrictions on abortion. Now the courts are backing them up.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Don’t Fil-A the First Amendment
Supporters of the gay community can make their case without violating their opponents’ right to free speech.
