Our Criminal Justice System Serves to Protect the Villains

Lee Camp / Truthdig Mar 27, 2018 Actions in the United States that are illegal versus legal are inverted from what they should be in an evolved culture. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Strong Island’ Recounts Slaying of Director’s Unarmed Brother

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Sep 15, 2017 The new film provides a personal perspective on the wider issue of racism in the U.S. criminal justice system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration Court Spotlights the ‘Legal Hell’ of the U.S. Deportation System

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 9, 2017 The courts often impose unfair penalties on immigrants arrested by ICE. The process can also be a nightmare for judges and lawyers, and it’s only getting worse. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

In Some Cases of Elder Abuse, Banks Facilitated Financial Exploitation

By Colton Lochhead / Las Vegas Review-Journal Sep 24, 2016 Legal guardians appointed for the elderly don't always have their wards' interests in mind and are able to steal thousands with the support of judicial and economic systems. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Is Palestine the Exception to Free Speech Rights in the U.S.?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2015 University campuses are the front line of Palestinian human rights advocacy in the United States, but a new study documents hundreds of cases in which students and scholars have been punished for expressing themselves. Watch the testimony of some of those who have dared to speak out, as they describe the backlash they've faced. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver: ‘Bail Has Become a Way to Lock Up the Poor Regardless of Guilt’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 8, 2015 HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host explains how the discrimination ingrained in America's bail system leads the poor to plead guilty to crimes they didn't even commit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Driving While Black: Chris Rock Takes a Selfie Each Time Cops Pull Him Over

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 For the last seven weeks, the comedian has been publicly documenting his police stops to highlight racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Hope for the Climate Crusade

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 4, 2015 A promising new legal framework that recognizes Earth's ecologies as a public trust could compel local and state legislators to take action to protect the planet by convincing courts that environmental protection is the responsibility of the government. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Company Stifles Consumer Complaint Via Secret Court Filings

BLANK Nov 1, 2013 A company disagreeing with a consumer complaint posted on a federal website has gone to court to have the information removed. And it persuaded a federal judge to cloak the company, and the effort, in secrecy. The case is heading to the appeals court. So much for a transparent legal system. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Incentives Often Skew Justice in the American Courts, Study Finds

BLANK Sep 9, 2013 In a disturbing new report, two academics argue that incentives -- from career gains to lab test payments -- may be leading to high numbers of false convictions in American courts. They call for more study, but also for a systemic overhaul. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michele Bachmann Subject of Congressional Ethics Probe

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 25, 2013 It's been more than a year since she stopped her White House run, but the disastrous, slow-moving train wreck that constitutes the congresswoman's failed 2012 presidential bid is still going. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader vs. the FEC

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Jan 19, 2013 Nader is suing the Federal Election Commission for not investigating the law firms that allegedly worked on behalf of the Democratic National Committee in a coordinated effort to obstruct his bid for the presidency in 2004. Nader is suing the Federal Election Commission for not investigating the law firms that allegedly worked on behalf of the DNC in a coordinated effort to obstruct his 2004 bid for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )