I'm having a rough time; I'd like some justice and some peace.
By Cary Tennis Oct 2, 2008
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In an alarming case, U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism policies to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.
By Tracy Tullis
March 27, 2008
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James H. Payne broke the law by ruling on corporations in which he held financial interests. Now Bush's nominee to the nation's second-highest court has the Senate and a top judge on his case.
By Will Evans
January 31, 2006
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Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in.
By Andrew Leonard and the Salon Technology staff
September 6, 2001
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Twenty-five years after Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge launched its genocide campaign, could a war-crimes trial finally be a reality?
By Vivienne Walt
December 18, 2000
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I'm sworn to secrecy, but I think maybe I should tell the rest of my family.
By Cary Tennis
May 18, 2007
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President Bush's underhanded right-wing judicial appointment faces a constitutional challenge from the Sierra Club.
By Amanda Griscom
May 28, 2004
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U.S. authorities apply different labels to crimes committed by two extremists -- one Muslim, the other Jewish.
By Eric Boehlert
April 17, 2003
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Wrongly convicted, they sat on death row for years. Extraordinary legal measures saved their lives. A new play confronts us with their nightmares.
By Amy Goldwasser
October 20, 2000
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Actual Innocence
By Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer
October 5, 2000
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Despite a partisan tie vote, Tennessee convict Philip Workman faces execution, while the country faces new facts about the death penalty.
By Ashley Fantz
September 14, 2000
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In Round 2 of a Salon debate on school vouchers, our experts exchange barbs.
By Daryl Lindsey
March 28, 2000
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Experts argue the constitutionality of the school reform movement's most controversial proposal.
By Daryl Lindsey
March 27, 2000
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Is the public tiring of the crackdown on kids?
By Fiona Morgan
March 3, 2000
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The secret life of a scandal: Americans forgive Clinton and Lewinsky because they understand the truth about sex, lies and legal obsessions
By Steve Erickson
July 16, 1998
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Defiantly, the independent counsel bids farewell to Malibu while holding tight to his investigation of the president.
By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas
April 17, 1998
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Legal experts raise questions about the prosecutor's apparent conflicts of interest.
By Jonathan Broder And Murray Waas
March 30, 1998
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A legal affairs reporter says that if you're looking for a "conspiracy" to bring down President Clinton, you might start with the head of the United States Supreme Court.
By Bruce Shapiro
February 4, 1998
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An interview with Ralph Nader who is organizing a conference in Washington, D.C., in Nov. 1997 to explore how Microsoft is extending
its near-monopolistic control of the software business into other industries, including banking, insurance, car dealerships, travel services, real estate and television.
By Jonathan Broder
October 10, 1997