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The Ethical Failings of Atticus Finch Apr. 23, 2024
On Christmas day 1962, Universal Pictures released the film "To Kill a Mockingbird." The movie was b... Read More
Parents Need -- And Have -- The Right To Make Mistakes Apr. 20, 2024
Do parents have the right to make a mistake? That's the question at hand when we talk about medicati... Read More
A Law That Is Unchangeable Apr. 17, 2024
Does it matter how long theft has been prohibited? What about murder? Do laws prohibiting these acts... Read More
The CIA's Long and Dangerous History of Refusing To Answer Absurdly Obvious Questions Apr. 15, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
The CIA is so known for its unabashed secrecy that, when it joined Twitter in 2014, its first tweet ... Read More
Supreme Court Signals That Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs To Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling Apr. 08, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Since the Supreme Court struck down longstanding affirmative action admissions policies this past su... Read More
SCOTUS's Unanimous Decision and the Pandemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome Mar. 07, 2024
In December 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision based on the "insurrection" clause o... Read More
Solving Contractor Dispute Takes New Twist Mar. 05, 2024
Dear Monty: My wife and I invested nearly $1 million in a home renovation. Our yearlong warranty exp... Read More
Getting Away With Murder Feb. 22, 2024
Last week, Russian political activist and dissident Alexei Navalny died in a Siberian prison camp, w... Read More
Two New York Cases Lend Credibility to Trump's Complaint of Partisan Persecution: Neither Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Nor New York Attorney General Letitia James Can Explain Exactly Who Was Victimized by the Dishonesty They Cite Feb. 21, 2024
As Donald Trump tells it, all of the civil and criminal cases against him are part of a Democratic c... Read More
Dems' Open Border Trickery -- Gaming the Census Feb. 21, 2024
New York is Migrant Central — the No. 1 destination in the country for illegal border crossers... Read More
Crime Hits Home Feb. 15, 2024
To know my Aunt Maggie is to adore her. She is a 92-year-old retired nurse who lives in Cleveland. ... Read More
Did Decriminalization Boost Drug Deaths in Oregon?: Recent Research Finds 'No Evidence' That It Did, Undermining a Key Claim by Critics of That Policy Feb. 14, 2024
Oregon is considering legislation that would recriminalize low-level drug possession, reversing a la... Read More
Senate Rejects Deal Threatening Protections for Asylum Seekers Feb. 12, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
The Senate voted against a bill that would have been the first major overhaul of asylum and immigrat... Read More
Based on Loose Reasoning, a Federal Judge Upholds the Gun-Free School Zones Act: The Decision Likens the Federal Law to Reconstruction Era Restrictions on Firearms Near Polling Places Feb. 07, 2024
A federal law prohibits gun possession within 1,000 feet of an elementary or secondary school. That ... Read More
The Myth of 'Out-of-Control Crime' Jan. 30, 2024
Last fall, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote "public views about crime needn't have much t... Read More
This is THE Most Dangerous Moment in America's History. We Are All Texans Now. Jan. 28, 2024
Now that President Donald Trump has (for all intents and purposes) wrapped up the GOP presidential n... Read More
Accused of Dictatorial Ambitions, Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarianism: His Understanding of Effective Leadership and Policing Should Repel Anyone Who Cares About Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law Jan. 24, 2024
Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of foreign autocrats, recently has been inveighing against the dang... Read More
The Chevron Doctrine Discomfits the Weak: Excessive Judicial Deference Gives Administrative Agencies a License to Rewrite the Law in Their Favor Jan. 17, 2024
In two cases the Supreme Court is considering, herring fishermen in New Jersey and Rhode Island are ... Read More
When the Constitution Threatens Democracy Jan. 12, 2024
The Supreme Court faces a quandary: It must choose between democracy and the Constitution. Compared ... Read More
Doing Time Without Committing a Crime Jan. 09, 2024
Everyday throughout America, people plead guilty to crimes they did not commit. There are countless ... Read More
