Two Years Behind Bars or 20? One Day, a Computer Formula May Have a Say

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 Influenced by algorithms, judges who are racially biased might actually hand out milder sentences to minority defendants. But some experts worry that, in the big picture, an imperfect science may work against the accused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Legalizing Oppression

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 The disbarring and imprisonment of Lynne Stewart, one of the nation’s most courageous civil rights lawyers, is a window into the collapse of our judiciary. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Turkish Spring: Lawyers Rounded Up

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Because of their work in defending clients who challenge government policies, Turkish lawyers have been targeted by the government and the police in an ongoing and dangerous process of attorney criminalization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 2, 2013 A lawyer who represented prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay was found dead last week in what sources are calling a suicide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Being Rich Is Taxing

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Obscenity

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 29, 2012 To suddenly realize at age 7 that balls and testicles referred to the same thing was a real eye-opener for me It meant that the obscenity of the word balls was not intrinsic to the thing that it referred to, but rather to the word itself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Stephen F. Downs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2012 It’s safe to assume that Big Brother would still have prevailed over Winston Smith had the ill-fated protagonist of George Orwell’s dystopian novel "1984" been helped by public defender Stephen Downs. But we have reason to believe that Downs, who represents Muslim activists in trials that amount to little more than terrorist witch hunts, would not have backed down.A New York attorney who represents Muslim activists in trials that amount to little more than terrorist witch hunts is our Truthdigger of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Zimmerman’s Lawyers Quit His Case

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2012 George Zimmerman's legal team decamped Tuesday, saying in a news conference that day that they had had trouble getting through to their client, first because he hadn't been taking their direction and then because he dropped out of contact with them as of last weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Smooth Ride in This ‘Lincoln’

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Mar 20, 2011 Fine work by the actors, the writer and the filmmakers makes a noirish spin in LA feel like a drive back to the day when audiences considered such good movies a birthrightA noirish spin in L feels like a drive back to the day when audiences considered such good movies a birthright. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lawyers Run America

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Oct 4, 2010 Dig deeper

Liz Cheney’s Shameless Smear

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 The former vice president's ambitious daughter has in her hand a list of nine Justice Department lawyers whose "values" she has the gall to question. She ought to spend the time examining her own principles, if she can find them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Lawyers for Swiss Animals

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2010 In a referendum in which 70 percent voted "no," the people of Switzerland have decided against a proposed law that would have assigned lawyers to defend animals in court. In its defense, Switzerland already has comprehensive animal rights laws, though many feel the vote was a cat-astrophe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )