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.

Remembering Hockey's 'Good Friday Massacre,' 28 Years Later

Remembering Hockey's 'Good Friday Massacre,' 28 Years Later

You think these playoffs are bad? Come back to April 20, 1984, the date of the worst, and thus the greatest, hockey brawl in playoff history. More »

Why Won't Prosecutors Make Amends for Flawed Investigations?

Why Won't Prosecutors Make Amends for Flawed Investigations?

For years, federal lawyers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials failed to inform defense attorneys about inaccuracies in scientific evidence. More »

Who Knew? Secession Again on the Agenda in Missouri

Who Knew? Secession Again on the Agenda in Missouri

A state senator's radical amendment would prohibit the "Missouri state government from recognizing, enforcing, or acting" upon any federal law conservatives oppose. More »

Revelations From the Zimmerman Affidavit

Revelations From the Zimmerman Affidavit

The case will likely hinge on the testimony of one key witness: the young woman who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin as it all happened. More »

Florida v. Zimmerman Needs the Bravest Judge Around

Florida v. Zimmerman Needs the Bravest Judge Around

Why the case won't be as straightforward as you might expect. More »

False Equivalence Watch, Judiciary Edition

False Equivalence Watch, Judiciary Edition

President Obama tried one kind of attack on judicial independence. The Republican candidates have been trying another. Both are bad -- but one is worse. More »

The Extraordinary (and Ordinary) Mike Wallace

The Extraordinary (and Ordinary) Mike Wallace

The legendary newsman took advantage of his third or fourth "second chance"—and proved that good journalism starts with tough questions of the right people. More »

The Misplaced Indignation of the Judge Who Criticized Obama

The Misplaced Indignation of the Judge Who Criticized Obama

The Fifth Circuit judge made his frustrations about Obama very clear earlier this week. But where was his fury when a fellow judge's life was threatened? More »

For Barack Obama, Law Professor, the Time to Lecture Is Now

For Barack Obama, Law Professor, the Time to Lecture Is Now

The president has been criticized for defending the health-care law while the Supreme Court is in session. But perhaps he should be even more vocal. More »

The Losing Argument for the Defense of Marriage Act

The Losing Argument for the Defense of Marriage Act

As he defends the federal gay marriage ban, Solicitor General Paul Clement wants you to forget everything he said last week about the federal health care law. More »

Updated: The Day the Trees Came Down

Updated: The Day the Trees Came Down

Trees define a neighborhood: They serve as signposts and become so familiar to us over the course of many years. What are we to think when they die and are chopped down? More »

13 Final Thoughts About the Health Care Arguments

13 Final Thoughts About the Health Care Arguments

People who follow the law will remember this past week for a long time. Here's why. More »

How Much of the Health-Care Law Will the Justices Leave Intact?

How Much of the Health-Care Law Will the Justices Leave Intact?

Wednesday's argument over how to split up the health-care law may give some of its supporters hope -- but not much. More »

Is the Health-Care Act Really on the Ropes?

Is the Health-Care Act Really on the Ropes?

The justices asked some harsh questions this morning. But when it comes time to make a decision, most of the issues they raised won't matter. More »

The Legal Surrealism of Today's Health Care Arguments

The Legal Surrealism of Today's Health Care Arguments

The justices spent more than an hour deciding whether to make a ruling on the individual mandate. Odds are, they will. More »

Trayvon Martin Case: Zimmerman Builds His Defense

Trayvon Martin Case: Zimmerman Builds His Defense

As investigators privately try to sort out what happened, lawyers are publicly spinning information for the benefit of their clients. More »

10 Things to Bear in Mind During the Health Care Arguments

10 Things to Bear in Mind During the Health Care Arguments

As the hearings begin, keep your eyes on the justices, play drinking games -- and be prepared for anything. More »

For Democracy's Sake, Supreme Court, Let the Cameras In

For Democracy's Sake, Supreme Court, Let the Cameras In

It's by far the most closely-watched Supreme Court case of its generation, yet only a miniscule fraction of Americans will be able to see it live. More »

Trayvon Martin's Killer Was Looking for Trouble—and Found It

Trayvon Martin's Killer Was Looking for Trouble—and Found It

Examining the details and unanswered questions that will come to light when the case goes to court next month. More »

Should Teen Murderers Receive Life Without Parole?

Should Teen Murderers Receive Life Without Parole?

Minors are capable of horrific acts, but in a pair of upcoming cases, the Supreme Court will decide if they are beyond help. More »

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