In at least four major U.S. cities, foundations affiliated with police departments have taken down information on their partners and board members after activists began calling on them to cut ties.
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Trump’s War on Asylum Seekers Struck Down by a Trump-Appointed Judge
Yet again, a conservative judge ruled that nativist zeal absent proper legal procedure didn’t make for a compelling case.
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Still Anti-Abortion, but Can’t Swallow Alternative Facts
Why Chief Justice Roberts sided with the liberals in June Medical Services
Posted inPolitics
Trump to Trump: You’re Fired!
As Trump becomes more and more demoralized, a resignation is not out of the question. What might the great deal-maker get in return?
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Decisive Tax Defeat for the Multinationals?
Altera, owned by Intel, just lost a major case on corporate offshore tax evasion. It could signal the end of ‘transfer pricing’—the most common and flagrant way big companies avoid taxes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jimmy Carter
It’s time to increase the number of lower-court judges, and fill those positions in a way that makes the judiciary look more like America.
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The Mysterious Case of Jay Clayton
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is the other player in the U.S. attorney scandal.
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Fighting to Release Prisoners From a COVID-19 Death Sentence
The Bureau of Prisons knows they need to release people to stop the spread of COVID-19. So why aren’t they?
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The Revolt of the Judges
The Trump administration has ordered immigration court judges to reject more applicants and speed up trials—and it wants to bust the judges’ union.
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Social Distancing, Racism, and Protecting People in a Pandemic Without the Police
With African Americans and Latinos increasingly targeted for violations, communities must devise new ways to handle social-distancing mandates.
