Austin Sarat ScheerPost The history of American law is filled with interesting and often quirky stories. Courts have heard cases about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable…
Austin D. Sarat ScheerPost The Supreme Court’s MAGA majority has done almost all it can to turn the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom into one of the Constitution’s most…
The recent sound of explosions over Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria are not merely the spasms by a declining U.S. empire. They are something much…
Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental…
By Chimene Keitner / The Conversation Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to take action to bring deported Venezuelans back from the El Salvador…
By Maya Sen / The Conversation State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and growing number of federal lawsuits opposing President Donald Trump’s barrage…
"Innocent New Yorkers will continue to sit in our jails and prisons, or remain saddled with an unlawful criminal record in our communities, unable to clear their names," warned one…
"The suppression of dissenting voices, at this moment, especially those advocating for peace and non-violence, is antithetical to the very foundations upon which our democracy stands."
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
The lawsuits cite the 14th Amendment, which says former officials who engage in insurrection may not serve as president.
With over 122,000 people in solitary nationwide, lawmakers are seeking to end the practice in federal facilities.
By Matt Keeley / AlterNet The Texas drag ban is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Texas on Wednesday. The ban is due to take…
Incorporating newer research about post-adolescent brain development would help those sentenced under outdated, racist policies.
"Experts have condemned solitary as psychological torture—and that's exactly what it is," said Rep. Cori Bush.
By Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human…
