Senator Kamala Harris makes the attorney general nervous for good reason. She knows how to expose the truth.
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Test of American Democracy
In attempts to undermine democracy, state lawmakers have set their sights on the courts.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump, Comey, and the Rest of Us
The president’s indefensible firing of James Comey pushes the republic toward constitutional crisis.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Instantaneous Injustice of Bail
For Chicago’s poor, who can’t afford attorneys, bail hearings often don’t last longer than a few seconds—and may keep them in jail for want of a few hundred dollars.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Immigrant Courts Should Be Independent — Not an Arm of the Administration
The president of the National Association of Immigration Judges outlines what it would take to improve the administration of justice.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The March Toward a Constitutional Convention Slows to a Crawl
While some conservative legislatures may still vote for it, liberal legislatures are rescinding their state’s decades-old support.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Targets the Legal Services Corporation
Another presidential assault on the courts and poor people—and another critical institution heedlessly threatened.
Posted inBooks
Citizen Activism and the Courts
The surprising impact of popular movements on judicial doctrines
Posted inLaw and Justice
The People’s Defense: Why Senators Must Reject Gorsuch
Activists have mounted an unprecedented grassroots campaign to reject Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Neil Gorsuch Must Answer the Questions Merrick Garland Was Denied
Democrats should require Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to respond to basic questions about his judicial philosophy and views on past cases.