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The Presidential Pardon as a Tool of Political Repression Jun. 03, 2025

Crime and Conduct

American presidents are empowered by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, "to grant repri... Read More

The Expanding Presidency, 200 Years in the Making May. 27, 2025

Crime and Conduct

The dominance of the executive in American government today was set in motion nearly two centuries a... Read More

Republican Governor Undercuts Trump's Anti-DEI Efforts May. 20, 2025

Victor Joecks

Rooting out discriminatory Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs should be a top Republican prior... Read More

Wisconsin Judge Arrested by Administration Seems To Have Law on Her Side May. 01, 2025

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — I've been wrestling with the story of the Wisconsin judge who went quickly from "y... Read More

Richard Glossip's Twisted Journey Through America's Courts Apr. 08, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Richard Glossip's twisted journey through the criminal justice system is both amazing and horrifying... Read More

Police Can Lie to a Suspect to Get a Confession Apr. 01, 2025

Crime and Conduct

In 1969, Martin Frazier and an accomplice were convicted in Oregon of second-degree murder. During a... Read More

Welcome to Immigration Law. It's a Whole Different World. Mar. 20, 2025

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — The topic of immigration law is in the news a lot lately as a result of President ... Read More

A New Twist on the "Reviled" Advocate Mar. 18, 2025

Crime and Conduct

American criminal jurisprudence has been turned on its head. For centuries lawyers have been attacke... Read More

Trump's Attack on the Department of Education, Explained Mar. 17, 2025

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

This week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a statement saying it would cut nearly 50%... Read More

The Golden Age of Cinematic Courts-Martial Mar. 04, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Air Force Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley was recently removed as an executive officer at Wright-Patterson A... Read More

Are We Headed for a Constitutional Crisis? Feb. 13, 2025

Susan Estrich

Maybe. That's the best constitutional scholars can say right now. But I'm putting my money on the fe... Read More

Dear Mr. President, Hands off the Judiciary Feb. 11, 2025

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — Fonzie is about to jump the shark. Presidents are not kings. It's amazing how man... Read More

Gullibles' Travels: Trump Routs America. Americans Yawn Jan. 14, 2025

Jeff Robbins

The Supreme Court's narrow vote to permit a New York state judge to formally pronounce a practically... Read More

What? Pleading Guilty While Maintaining Your Innocence Nov. 05, 2024

Crime and Conduct

America's massive criminal justice industrial complex devours billions of dollars every year. The ma... Read More

Lilly Ledbetter Fought the Bastards -- And Won for All of Us Oct. 23, 2024

Jim Hightower

Forget the cartoonish "Great Man" version of American history. Nearly all social progress in our cou... Read More

The US Supreme Court Takes up Ghost Guns Oct. 08, 2024

Crime and Conduct

The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term this week with a near-record-low approval rating of 43%, ... Read More

Diddy Sits in Jail Pending Trial Oct. 01, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Why is Sean "Diddy" Combs in jail? He hasn't been convicted of a crime. He was charged by the U.S. A... Read More

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained Sep. 30, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

Since 2021, 24 states have banned hormone therapy for transgender youth with gender dysphoria. Leadi... Read More

How a Harris Administration Could Chart a New Course for Immigration Reform Sep. 02, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

Despite immigrants' contributions to our communities and economy, our current immigration system sti... Read More

If Things Are Too Perfect, Then Something Must Be Wrong Aug. 27, 2024

Crime and Conduct

In Waterbury, Connecticut, a police officer detained the driver of a vehicle who had safely pulled t... Read More