Can You Drive in the Carpool Lane If You’re Sitting Next to a Corporation?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2013 If corporations are people, then they should count toward the carpool lane, argues Jonathan Frieman of San Rafael, Calif. The cop who ticketed Frieman didn't buy it, but Frieman is of course really looking for an opportunity to challenge the judiciary's plainly absurd rulings on corporate personhood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Future of Gun Control in the Aftermath of Sandy Hook

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 16, 2012 As a result of a grotesque confluence of cultural iconography celebrating the virtues of an armed citizenry, political cowardice in the face of pro-gun lobbies like the NRA, and a judiciary that has redefined the meaning of the Second Amendment, we have become a nation bereft of effective gun control, reduced to waiting for the next firearm fueled massacre.The question arises with renewed urgency: When and how will the madness stop? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Egyptian Judges Condemn Morsi Decree

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 25, 2012 Egypt’s highest court has accused President Mohamed Morsi of staging an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary by granting himself extensive new powers, including a ban on revoking presidential decisions and a prohibition against dissolving the legislative assembly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Three Reasons Progressives Should Care About the Courts (and Vote for Obama)

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 31, 2012 The idealistic left might be willing to gamble away the judiciary, but the right never will. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Dean Knows How to Get Rid of Clarence Thomas

BLANK Jun 29, 2011 For good reason, there has been serious hand-wringing over what to do about the ethical lapses of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas There is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice Thomas could be forced off the benchThere is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

So Far Health Care Rulings Are Disturbingly Predictable

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Dec 17, 2010 I'm hoping for the moment when a federal judge picked by a Democratic president strikes down the health care law. Or when a Republican-appointed judge upholds it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judicial Change to Believe In

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 5, 2010 Here's when you know something momentous has happened to our struggle over the Supreme Court's role: When Republicans largely give up talking about "judicial activism," when liberals speak of the importance of democracy and deference to elected officials, and when judges are no longer seen as baseball umpires. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judicial Naptivism

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Honduran Judges Fight Back

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2010 Remember that coup in Honduras last year? Well, a group of judges who were fired after making legal decisions against the widely-accepted-as-illegal coup have launched a hunger strike against their dismissal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Risks Losing His Judicial Prize

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Nov 24, 2009 The opposition’s decision to stall and oppose President Barack Obama’s judicial nominations smacks of hypocrisy, and further draws into question the majority’s ability to govern.The opposition’s decision to stall and oppose President Barack Obama’s judicial nominations smacks of hypocrisy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Karl Rove’s Ukrainian Sojourn

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2008 Since Karl Rove skipped out on his subpoena to appear before the House Judiciary Committee last month, the whereabouts of Bush's longtime political strategist have emerged -- Rove was in Crimea, Ukraine, for the fifth annual Yalta European Strategy summit. Also in attendance: former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rove Catches Executive Privilege Express Out of the Country

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2008 Karl Rove had been subpoenaed to testify Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee about the partisan politics that allegedly played a role in the U.S. attorney firing scandals that shook up the Justice Department during Rove's time as a key White House adviser -- but he didn't show. Whoops! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )