The North Carolina Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments about whether it should reinstate death sentences for four inmates whose punishments were reduced under a revoked state law that allowed criminal defendants to challenge their…
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Before I was accepted into the Bard Prison Initiative, something was terribly wrong with my life, my attitude, and my decision-making. I was lost. I grew up poor in the Bronx. Drugs, violence and poverty…
Recently, District Attorney, Jeff Rosen paid a visit to San Quentin to discuss crime, punishment, rehabilitation, and reentry with about a dozen convicted murderers as part of the fourth San Quentin News Forum. “It isn’t very often…
Owners of exotic pets may have to let their animals go as states enact strict requirements for ownership. (National Geographic) Brazil’s new internet laws promote net neutrality and online privacy, but some contend that the…
From Anti-drone Burqas to Face Cages: What Artists Are Showing Us about Surveillance and the Law
by Elizabeth Joh
Remember pagers? As outdated as they seem now, these were once seen as the technological tool of choice for drug dealers (to say nothing of doctors). The police also used to rely on “bumper-beepers” to…
Erica Barth grew up in Philadelphia. Most of the time when her family drove into New York City, they took the Lincoln Tunnel. But every now and then they would drive over the George Washington Bridge, and when…
Is online impersonation of the academic rivals of your father, a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, a crime? Or is it protected First Amendment speech? New York’s Highest Court will decide. Court Hears Appeal by Son of Scholar…
What religion is General Motors? Has Apple converted from Zen Buddhism now that the late Steve Jobs is no longer at the helm? What are the firmly held beliefs and convictions of Proctor & Gamble?…
If Hobby Lobby Wants to Deny Insurance Coverage of Birth Control It Should Stop Selling Knitting Needles, Too
by Lynn M. Paltrow
Hobby Lobby is the Oklahoma-based chain of craft stores that is challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), claiming that the health-care reform law violates the corporation’s free exercise of religion by requiring it to provide…
