Attorney Michael Ratner, speaking in 2007 when he was awarded the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship: Over the last few years, I’ve become acquainted with … Not to be on the side of the executionersRead more
Justice
The political trial of a caring man and the end of justice in America
8 November 2012 In 1999, I travelled to Iraq with Denis Halliday who had resigned as assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations rather than enforce … The political trial of a caring man and the end of justice in AmericaRead more
Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Faces Recall Campaign
In California, a Stanford law professor has launched a recall campaign against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in … Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Faces Recall CampaignRead more
Our Sandra Bland that’s emerging here in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, where prosecutors here are determining whether to retry six Black Lives Matter activists whose trial recently ended in a hung jury. The six … Our Sandra Bland that’s emerging here in Los AngelesRead more
The Ultimate Trial of Israeli Society
Last Thursday, March 24th, an Israel defense force (IDF) soldier was filmed executing a wounded Palestinian man alleged to have carried out a stabbing attack … The Ultimate Trial of Israeli SocietyRead more
The Price of Fighting Back
Victoria Law talking: Cherelle Baldwin met the man who became the father of her child, Jeffrey Brown, when she was a 19-year-old, so in 2010. … The Price of Fighting BackRead more
Israeli Rights Group Releases Video of Army Medic Executing Wounded Palestinian Suspect
AN ISRAELI SOLDIER was arrested on Thursday after a rights group published clear video images of him shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian suspect in the … Israeli Rights Group Releases Video of Army Medic Executing Wounded Palestinian SuspectRead more
Protecting Elite Interests at SCOTUS
Erwin Chemerinsky talking: Prior to the Constitution there’s the Articles of Confederation. There was no Supreme Court under the Articles of Confederation. All of the … Protecting Elite Interests at SCOTUSRead more
“Rigged Justice,” First Annual Report Detailing How Weak Federal Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off Easy
Report highlights 20 cases in 2015 in which federal settlements failed to require meaningful accountability to deter wrongdoing, protect workers, investors, taxpayers and families United … “Rigged Justice,” First Annual Report Detailing How Weak Federal Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off EasyRead more