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10 days ago

The president’s Orwellian speech on Thursday was just the latest instance of his denialism. It is up to us to resist

On Thursday night, Donald Trump did it again, trashing another American tradition w…

25 days ago

The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished

Thursday will mark the 50th anniversary of the rebirth of the death penalty in the United States.…

46 days ago

To put it plainly, nitrogen hypoxia kills by starving someone of the oxygen needed to sustain life

The eighth amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment is among the most noble and valuable…

62 days ago

Carruthers’ court case was fraught with problems. A second execution attempt would be the kind of cruelty no decent society should countenance

On 21 May, Tony Carruthers had an experience that few oth…

76 days ago

Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box

Writing in 1943, the historian Henry Steele Commager delivered both a…

4 months ago

In a court of law, tech titans will be judged not for who they are, but what they do. We should take comfort in that

Jury verdicts are meant to speak the truth, and today’s verdict in a California cou…

The administration has been accused of failing to comply with hundreds of orders. The courts must not be paper tigers

Late last month, a Minnesota federal court judge, Patrick Schiltz, issued an opini…

6 months ago

Trump’s remarks and Project 2025’s proposals have made the plan clear. Democrats must focus on stopping it

Last week, during an Oval Office Interview with Reuters, Donald Trump touted his accomplishme…

The inquiry into the Federal Reserve chair sends a message to anyone standing in Trump’s way – including the supreme court

News that Donald Trump’s justice department has launched an investigation of …

Trump is marching into 2026 with the worst cabinet in history | Austin Sarat ⊖⊖

From RFK Jr to Pete Hegseth, the president’s top aides have been disastrous. We shouldn’t be surprised

As 2024 ended and Donald Trump’s cabinet picks were rolled out, commentators scrambled to decide …

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