Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen is a contributing editor at The Atlantic, 60 Minutes' first-ever legal analyst, and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He is also chief analyst for CBS Radio News and has won a Murrow Award as one of the nation's leading legal journalists. More

Andrew Cohen is a Murrow Award-winning legal analyst and commentator. He covers legal events and issues for CBS News' 60 Minutes and CBS Radio News and its hundreds of affiliates around the country. He is also a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where he focuses his writing upon the intersection of law and politics.He is the winner of the American Bar Association’s 2012 Silver Gavel Award for his Atlantic commentary about the death penalty in America and the winner of the Humane Society’s 2012 Genesis Award for his coverage of the plight of America’s wild horses. A racehorse owner and breeder, Cohen also is a two-time winner of both the John Hervey and O’Brien Awards for distinguished commentary about horse racing. Follow Andrew on Twitter at @CBSAndrew.

On Wyoming's Range, Water Is Scarce but Welfare Is Plenty

On Wyoming's Range, Water Is Scarce but Welfare Is Plenty

Western ranchers frequently enjoy vast discounts on public grazing fees. So why are they so angry about sharing space with America's beloved wild horses? More »

What Happens When a Folk Song Goes to War

What Happens When a Folk Song Goes to War

A song and a scene rise from a film about Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, providing viewers with more than one heartbreaking echo of the past. More »

Supreme Court Review: The Tyranny of the Majority

Supreme Court Review: The Tyranny of the Majority

All of this week's important rulings were decided by a single justice. Don't like that? Vote in the presidential election. More »

'The Umpire' Strikes Back—and The Affordable Care Act Survives

'The Umpire' Strikes Back—and The Affordable Care Act Survives

The chief justice is the linchpin holding the individual mandate intact. Go figure. More »

'Having It All'? How About: 'Doing The Best I Can'?

'Having It All'? How About: 'Doing The Best I Can'?

I am a single father and a work-at-home dad. The duality of my life is always with me. It's my anchor -- in many senses of the word. More »

If You Think Monday Was Bad at the Supreme Court ...

If You Think Monday Was Bad at the Supreme Court ...

...you're in for a good show. Yesterday's gulf of opinions on the juvenile-sentencing case is just a warning tremor for the deep fractures that are sure to divide the Court on Thursday. More »

Razing Arizona: Supreme Court Sides With Feds on Immigration

Razing Arizona: Supreme Court Sides With Feds on Immigration

Between Scalia's frustrated dissent and the chief justice's silence, it's impossible to look at today's ruling without seeing the shadow of the health care case. More »

The Real Scandal of Fast and Furious

The Real Scandal of Fast and Furious

House Republicans have resorted to partisan finger-pointing over 3 percent of the guns crossing the border -- and ignored the other 97 percent. More »

'The Voice': Leroy Neiman on Frank Sinatra

'The Voice': Leroy Neiman on Frank Sinatra

One of the last works of a quintessential American artist More »

An American Gulag—The Mentally Ill at Supermax

An American Gulag—The Mentally Ill at Supermax

An ongoing series explores allegations of abuse at ADX-Florence, the country's most secure prison. More »

Supermax: The Constitution and Mentally Ill Prisoners

Supermax: The Constitution and Mentally Ill Prisoners

The Eighth Amendment prohibits the "cruel and unusual punishment" of inmates. So how will the Bureau of Prisons defend itself at Supermax? More »

The Supreme Court Splinters Apart Over the Confrontation Clause

The Supreme Court Splinters Apart Over the Confrontation Clause

Yesterday's decision in Williams v. Illinois should have been simple. But not with these justices. More »

Supermax: The Faces of a Prison's Mentally Ill

Supermax: The Faces of a Prison's Mentally Ill

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, these inmates at America's most famous and secure prison allege a cycle of abuse and madness, neglect, and retribution. More »

An American Gulag: Descending into Madness at Supermax

An American Gulag: Descending into Madness at Supermax

A detailed new lawsuit alleges chronic abuse and neglect of mentally ill prisoners at America's most famous prison. More »

Timothy McVeigh and the Myth of Closure

Timothy McVeigh and the Myth of Closure

The families of his victims were allowed to watch him die, but in the years that passed, many were left without a sense of finality. A new book follows these people, searching for an answer to a powerful question: When does a tragedy end? More »

Scratching 'I'll Have Another' From Belmont Was the Right Move

Scratching 'I'll Have Another' From Belmont Was the Right Move

Yes, there won't be a Triple Crown-winner this year. But the decision shows how important it is to take injuries seriously. More »

The Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown, and a Sport's Pivot Point

The Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown, and a Sport's Pivot Point

Horse racing phenom I'll Have Another has more riding on his back than an historic victory. More »

Death, Yes, but Torture at Supermax?

Death, Yes, but Torture at Supermax?

A new federal lawsuit alleges that officials at America's most famous prison are legally responsible for the suicide of an inmate. More »

Woody Guthrie Centennial: This Land Is Still His Land

Woody Guthrie Centennial: This Land Is Still His Land

The iconic songwriter's lyrics still resonate in America today, especially when time is taken to listen to the lesser known verses. More »

The Edwards Trial: A Bad Idea From Before the Start

The Edwards Trial: A Bad Idea From Before the Start

You don't have to have a shred of respect for the man -- and you probably don't -- to appreciate what a waste of precious time this case has been for the Justice Department. More »

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