Justice in a Time of Terror: Heroes and Goats
No decision that emerged from the rubble of 9/11 was constitutionally inevitable. Here's a reckoning of the men and women who changed the course of the law, for better and for worse.… More »
Andrew Cohen is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and legal analyst for 60 Minutes. He is also chief analyst and legal editor for CBS Radio News and has won a Murrow Award as one of the nation's leading legal analysts and commentators. More
No decision that emerged from the rubble of 9/11 was constitutionally inevitable. Here's a reckoning of the men and women who changed the course of the law, for better and for worse.… More »
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Yet another federal court ruled against Obama's reforms. What does its massive opinion tell us about the future of the Affordable Care Act?… More »
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The movie revels in the absence of anything weighty, but its carefree message resonates today… More »
The woman who brought charges against the former IMF chief will have new advantages in civil court… More »
Free-roaming stallions no longer face castration… More »
Can companies lay claim to pieces of the human genome? A federal appeals court decision says yes.… More »
Watching the debt ceiling debate makes you think everyone in D.C. has forgot there is a country to run beyond the Beltway… More »
America's wild horses are in trouble, and the federal government isn't helping… More »
Transparency on death row can help hold states accountable for botched lethal injections… More »
Financially battered state courts simply cannot keep up with rising mortgage defaults… More »
Are people capable of evaluating their leaders fairly and objectively? Researchers say no.… More »
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