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Economics

How the Supreme Court Made It Easier for Corporations to Fight Class Action Lawsuits

Rulings in recent years have effectively forced consumers to file class actions in the region where the corporation is based or to disaggregate claims into separate filings.

Rick Paulas

News in Brief

Former NFL Star O.J. Simpson Granted Parole

Simpson was convicted of 12 offenses in 2008, including kidnapping and armed robbery.

Katie Kilkenny

An item on display at The Daily Show-produced Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library in New York City on June 16th, 2017. The parody library showcases President Donald Trump's tweets through the years.

Social Justice

Why I’m Suing the President

By blocking people from his Twitter account, our lawsuit argues, the president has violated the First Amendment.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

News in Brief

Teen Who Urged ‘Boyfriend’ to Commit Suicide Found Guilty of Manslaughter

The ruling could change the way courts consider manslaughter cases in the future.

Kate Wheeling

Former Senator Jim DeMint speaks to the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, on February 23rd, 2017.

Social Justice

How Conservatives Are Trying to Rewrite the Constitution

While Congress and the Trump administration continue to push the GOP agenda via legislation, other conservatives are trying to change the Constitution itself.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Demonstrators protest for transgender rights in Chicago on March 3rd, 2017.

Social Justice

When Disability Rights Are Trans Rights

A recent case has opened the next frontier in the fight for transgender rights: the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Lily Axelrod’s Efforts to Combat Immigration Detention in the United States

Axelrod, who's on our list of this year's most exciting young thinkers, has a long-term goal of "untangling the immigration bureaucracy from the criminal justice system."

Rosie Spinks

An immigrant stands in a holding cell at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility for illegal immigrants on July 30th, 2010, in Florence, Arizona.

News in Brief

Immigrants in Detention Centers Have Meager Resources When Seeking Legal Help

Only a tiny percentage of detained immigrants have attorneys, leaving even those with solid cases to stay in the United States to fend for themselves.

Patrick G. Lee