Mar 10th, 2010 · President Obama's criticism of a recent high court decision on campaign spending, delivered during his State of the Union address, has drawn a rebuke from the chief justice. Speaking to a group of law students, Roberts said officials are entitled to criticize the court's decisions, but he questioned the setting Obama chose, and the "decorum" of the House and Senate.
Mar 9th, 2010 · The body of Tassos Papadopoulos, who died of lung cancer in December 2008 at age 74, was found dumped in a Nicosia cemetery Tuesday. Why it was taken isn't clear. The country's justice minister said the motive was ransom, but the family says it never got any demands.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Pam Grier is one of the most popular and well-known film stars from the 1970s. Most people know Grier from her successful star vehicles like Coffy and Foxy Brown. But she was already a proven box office draw by the time she started making the pictures commonly referred to as Blaxploitation movies. Her characters fused feminist sensibilities, Black Nationalist radicalism and vigilante justice.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Heidi Durrow's debut novel, The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, explores biracial identity in young adulthood. The book has received critical acclaim as well as the Bellwether Prize for fiction that addresses issues of social justice.
Feb 26th, 2010 · Even after reporting her rape to campus security, Margaux found the school reluctant to punish her assailant. And she didn't feel safe with him still on campus. So she took her case to the federal level.
Feb 26th, 2010 · The U.S. criminal justice system typically pits the defense against the prosecution. But defense lawyers for poor clients will get a hand from their usual adversaries when the Justice Department launches the Access to Justice initiative. A top constitutional lawyer is taking a leave of absence from Harvard to spearhead the project.
Feb 25th, 2010 · Margaux was a freshman at Indiana University when, she says, another student living on her floor raped her. The local police refused to prosecute, so Margaux took the case to the campus justice system. In the end, it seemed to Margaux the entire system was designed to just make the victim go away, to pretend the crime never happened.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Federal investigators say former New Orleans Lt. Michael Lohman knew two people shot to death by police as they crossed the Danziger Bridge had no weapons, but he and others filed false reports to make the shootings seem justified. He pleaded guilt Wednesday of conspiring to obstruct justice.