When the Wheels of Justice Grind Out … Coupons
Critics draw attention to massive class actions that compensate attorneys well but recompense the afflicted with little or nothing of value.
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In Crimes of Passion, Women Get Benefit of the Doubt
New research finds women who kill their cheating lovers receive shorter sentences than men in the same situation.
Nominees Not as Slippery as We Think
A look at U.S. Supreme Court nominees' actual answers during their Senate grilling finds the perception that they're getting cagier isn't actually true.
‘Courts and Kids’ Argues for Equal School Funding
State courts should stand firm on equal school funding and make sure legislators and governors show kids the money, a law scholar writes.
Sometimes a Cross Is Not a Cross
Crucifixes in Italian classrooms, like a cross in the Mojave Desert, attract legal trouble.
Expecting Justice and Hoping for Empathy
Gauging views of the American people on Supreme Court justices suggests that while empathy is in the eye of the beholder, it's a value most people favor on the bench.
Wonking Week: Pyramids and Prison Gerrymandering Edition
In this week's podcast, we look at districts laying claim to their prison inmates, revisions to Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, why there aren't more women in U.S. public office, and a closer look at changes to psychiatry's "bible."
Wonking Class Hero in Action
U.N. special rapporteur Philip Alston, Miller-McCune's most recent Wonking Class Hero, takes on the arms-length warfare of drones.
The U.N.’s Death Squad Watchdog
With few resources but the force of his title — U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions — Philip Alston holds governments accountable for the politically motivated killings they commit, or ignore.
Mixing Prayer and School
A new generation of Muslims brings Western governments to revisit old ideas about school prayer.