The Canary in the Coalmine
As the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility prepares to release its long awaited report on former Office of Legal…
March 11, 2009
Palestinian Refugees: Kyl Retreats
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) yesterday withdrew his controversial amendment that would have discriminated against Palestinian refugees from Gaza. The amendment…
March 10, 2009
One More Step Forward
Yesterday, the New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 in support of HB 285, the bill that repeals New Mexico’s…
March 10, 2009
Finality
The Saturday New York Times story on Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Justice Sharon Keller contains this gem: "We…
March 9, 2009
Palestinians: Keep out?
Should Palestinians from Gaza be treated differently under US refugee law? According to Senator Jon Kyl (R – AZ), the…
March 9, 2009
The Difference Between Justice and Impunity is Action
I just got back from an amazing week in Chicago, and I was trying to decide whether I should use…
March 9, 2009
Internet Co's: How about one day without censorship?
Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) yesterday called on U.S. Internet companies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! to…
March 7, 2009
Report on Palestinian Health Care released
Lancet, a British public health journal, released yesterday a series of reports entitled Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories which…
March 6, 2009
Senate Hearing on Accountability
Senator Pat Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) told today’s Judiciary Committee hearing on “Getting to the Truth through a Nonpartisan Commission of…
March 5, 2009
Great animated short on blockade of Gaza
Gisha, Legal Center for the Freedom of Movement, an Israeli non-profit organization, produced this powerful animated short, 'Closed Zone'. They tapped…
March 5, 2009
Why Prop 8 Impacts All of Us
Until I attended law school, my strongest exposure to court rooms came from an old "L.A. Law" addiction. (If you…
March 5, 2009
Death Penalty Abolition in Maryland: UPDATE 2
The Maryland Senate this morning voted for a “compromise” on the bill formerly known as the repeal bill. In this…
March 4, 2009