Op-Ed | Racial Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Cleverly Turned the Right’s Own Judicial Theory Against It Jackson used "originalism" against the right's "race-neutral" voting theory in oral arguments on "Merrill v. Milligan." By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout October 17, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Israel Authorizes Military to Kill Palestinians With Drones in the West Bank Family of assassinated journalist Shireen Abu Akleh filed a complaint against Israeli leaders in ICC. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout October 13, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Supreme Court May Well Legalize Election Theft This Term The court’s rulings in two cases could drive a dagger through the heart of the democratic process. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout October 3, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights States Need Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion From Right-Wing Judges Abortion is legal in California, but that could change if right-wing members attain a majority on its supreme court. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Human Rights Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration” An activist coalition is urging UN experts to call for the abolition of “life without parole” sentences in the U.S. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 15, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump-Appointed Judge Shields Ex-President From Accountability for Taking Docs Trump’s packing of the federal courts with judges chosen by Federalist Society is already reaping dividends. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 11, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump’s Special Master Request May Be Bid to Delay Investigation Beyond Midterms A former president can’t claim executive privilege against the executive branch for performing executive functions. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 3, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump Affidavit Contains Broad-Based Probable Cause of Three Federal Crimes Even the unredacted allegations provide overwhelming evidence that serious crimes were committed. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 29, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Israeli Raid on Seven Human Rights Groups Is Attack on Palestinian Civil Society Israeli forces raided, ransacked and shuttered offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 22, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Mike Pompeo and CIA Sued for Illegal Surveillance of Assange’s Visitors UC Global sent CIA data and images of lawyers, journalists and doctors who visited Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 20, 2022 Truthout