The trials of Boston
When the worst crime of 1770 occurred on a cold night in Boston — the “bloody butchery” of five patriots by nine British redcoats, no one would defend the soldiers accused of the crime.
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On Boston: The benefit of a reporter’s perspective
A journalist can never become a part of the story. But journalists do have the power to alter the course of events, if they lose their objectivity.
Loving and marriage
Marriage is one of the “basic civil rights of man,” fundamental to our very existence and survival. So decreed the United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia, the aptly titled 1967 landmark case that reaffirmed marriage as a fundamental right and overturned the nation’s anti-miscegenation laws, i.e., laws that told people who they could […]
Why Roe v. Wade is not like a typewriter
Forty years ago, The Supreme Court issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, with a 7-2 vote in favor of the plaintiff, Norma L. McCorvey, whose alias was Jane Roe. It was a complicated ruling, with a companion decision in Doe v. Bolton, but ultimately the Court ruled that a right to privacy under the […]
Immediate action needed on guns
The time to act is not tomorrow. Today is already too late. There will be another mass shooting, even before we can get the legislation in place to stop it.
Gay marriage in front of the big bench
It all began in 2004, when Mayor Gavin Newsom famously opened San Francisco’s City Hall to gay couples wanting to marry. That action paved the way for Proposition 8 and all of the litigation that’s followed.
Huge consequences for post-election Supreme Court
We don’t think much about the Supreme Court in daily life. And maybe that’s the way the founders intended it when they established this third but equally powerful branch of our federal government. But we should be thinking about them when we step into the voting booth on November 6.
Video: Justice merely delayed for women of Wal-Mart
Although the Supreme Court dealt a blow to women who say they’ve been systematically discriminated against by Wal-Mart, the women’s claims still have a good chance in court, says legal analyst Jami Floyd.
Here we go again: Can a French celeb get a fair trial in America?
Jami Floyd: Before we utter another breathless word about the Strauss-Kahn case, let’s not forget that the U.S. is the world leader in affording defendants the right to a fair trial.
