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Where Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Nominee Harmeet Dhillon Stands on Civil Liberties Mar. 10, 2025

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

President Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney, media personality and Republican ... Read More

The Feds and Their Own Bribery Feb. 20, 2025

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Normally, when the government asks a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a defendant, the judg... Read More

The Politics of Quid Pro Quo Feb. 18, 2025

Crime and Conduct

In Texas, bribery is intentionally conferring a benefit as consideration for the recipient's exercis... Read More

Trump's Attempt To Unilaterally Control State and Local Funding Is Dangerous, Dumb and Undemocratic Feb. 18, 2025

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

The Trump administration has not been subtle in its desire to use federal funding for political puni... Read More

DNA Reveals Flaws in Criminal Justice System Feb. 11, 2025

Crime and Conduct

The Innocence Project used to track all DNA exonerations throughout the country. An exoneration clea... Read More

Yes, You Can Fight the Bastards ... and Win! Jan. 22, 2025

Jim Hightower

It's been my honor to know a few real heroes — people who've selflessly dared to fight greed... Read More

Keeping Sex Offenders Beyond Their Sentence Jan. 21, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Twenty states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have laws allowing for continued... Read More

Most Former Felons Don't Get the Second Chance That Trump Is Getting Jan. 17, 2025

Holding Space for Good

Does America value second chances? Looking at presidential election results, you'd think yes. Donald... Read More

Incarcerated Indentured Servants Fight Wildfires Jan. 14, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Southern California is experiencing the worst winter wildfires in 40 years. Winter fires are unusual... Read More

Rewriting History on the Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Insurrection Jan. 07, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) recently released his "Interim Report on the Failures and Politicizati... Read More

Biden's Partisan US Attorney in DC Was Never 'Newsworthy' Jan. 01, 2025

Tim Graham

He held an important position — U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — but Matthew... Read More

Biden's Death Row Clemency Proves Need for Death Penalty Dec. 24, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Why did President Joe Biden commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates? To start with, t... Read More

Santa Biden's Christmas Present for Killers Dec. 23, 2024

Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 ou... Read More

Trump's Remarks on Birthright Citizenship, Explained Dec. 16, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

President-elect Donald Trump has said that he intends to issue an executive order to end birthright ... Read More

I'm a Doctor. I've Seen How Vital It Is To Speak With Young People About Gender Dec. 09, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

From a young age, I enjoyed playing around with gender roles, but it wasn't until later in my adoles... Read More

Three Cheers for Hunter's Pardon Dec. 05, 2024

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

My initial reaction to the issuance of a full pardon by President Joe Biden to his son Hunter was em... Read More

Hunter Biden's Pardon Dec. 05, 2024

Susan Estrich

Of course he pardoned his son. Joe Biden had already lost one son, as well as his wife and his daugh... Read More

The Press Still Pretends the Justice Department Is Pristine Dec. 04, 2024

Tim Graham

No one should be surprised that President Joe Biden lied when he said he would not pardon his corrup... Read More

Biden Should Pardon Millions of Undocumented Immigrants -- Before Trump Gets His Hands on Them Dec. 03, 2024

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — What a strange time. Americans are embroiled in a heated national conversation ab... Read More

Journalists Mourn That Jack Smith's Probes Are Dead Nov. 29, 2024

Tim Graham

Democratic attorneys waged legal war on former President Donald Trump on every level of government: ... Read More