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March 26, 2015
Cristian Farias
A California Lawyer Wants to Put Gays to Death. Why Isn't the Attorney General Ignoring Him?
Kamala Harris's response is only making matters worse
March 23, 2015
David Dayen
Why the Supreme Court Might Actually Rule Against the Corporate Interest
Homeowners have a lot at stake in Tuesday's Bank of America case
March 22, 2015
Ian Millhiser
Never Count on the Supreme Court to Protect Voting Rights
March 18, 2015
Cristian Farias
"Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Was Not Built on a Lie
Ferguson's message is as powerful as ever.
March 16, 2015
Joseph Pomianowski
Yale Law School Is Deleting Its Admissions Records, and There's Nothing Students Can Do About It
It's time for Congress to fix the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
March 13, 2015
Cristian Farias
Comment on Ferguson? Not My Job, Says Justice Stephen Breyer.
March 13, 2015
Nathan J. Robinson
Utah's New Registry for White Collar Criminals Is Inhumane
March 11, 2015
Cristian Farias
Prosecute Tom Cotton for the Iran Letter? You Must Be Joking.
March 6, 2015
Dana Goldstein
Inexcusable Absences
Harsh truancy laws have resulted in children and parents being sent to jail for skipping school. Getting tough on truancy doesn’t help students get an education–and it unfairly attacks the poor.
March 4, 2015
Abigail R. Moncrieff
Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Obamacare
March 3, 2015
Cristian Farias
Another Police Killing, Another Twitter Hashtag. But #HomelessLivesMatter Isn't Enough.
March 2, 2015
Jerry A. Coyne
Faith-Healer Parents Who Let Their Child Die Should Go to Jail
February 27, 2015
Cristian Farias
Eric Holder Wants to Lower the Bar for Civil Rights Prosecutions. That's Trickier Than It Sounds.
February 26, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Making Christianity Our National Religion Would Be Terrible for Christianity
February 25, 2015
Cristian Farias
Why Is It So Hard to Prove a Civil Rights Crime?
The Zimmerman case reveals the limits of the law—and foreshadows the Ferguson outcome
February 25, 2015
Cristian Farias
The "Ferguson Moment" for Latinos That Never Was
Why the Pasco police killing didn't spark a national debate
February 18, 2015
Cristian Farias
Will Congress Accept Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Challenge?
February 17, 2015
Cristian Farias
A Texas Judge Has Blocked Obama's Immigration Action. Yes, It's Political.
February 13, 2015
Cristian Farias
The Supreme Court Could Dismiss the Obamacare Lawsuit Over This One Legal Quirk
February 12, 2015
Cristian Farias
Bill de Blasio Is Caving to New York Cops
What happened to the mayor's pledge to reform the NYPD?

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