Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ Felon Disenfranchisement Law
"Mississippi stands as an outlier among its sister states, bucking a clear national trend in our nation against permanent disenfranchisement."
Federal Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings in a Pill Used for Medication Abortion
A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court.
Rats from Hell: Notes from a Federal Weed Trial
As weed remains illegal at the federal level, the Maryland federal district attorney’s office continues to be a hardliner in terms of Drug War prosecutions.
Meet Jed Rakoff, the Judge Who Exposed the “Rigged Game”
“We have mass incarceration for the poor, and it’s totally hands-off for the rich, and that’s pretty hard to stomach.” Justice Jed Rakoff on his new book, and his famous…
Sioux People Win Temporary Victory on Dakota Access Pipeline
New review is estimated to take more than a year, unless a higher court overrules federal judge.