The law, lawyers, and the court.

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• But Why Isn't Bernard Law in Jail? (Part 2) 
  Dahlia Lithwick Dec. 19, 2002
  
• Gun Victims' Silver Bullet? The new secret weapon in gun litigation.
  Carol Vinzant Dec. 18, 2002
  
• Decalogical A Ten Commandments slide show.
  Laura Hodes Dec. 18, 2002
  
• Abortion Contortions Arizona is funding a poor woman's right to choose. Texas could be next.
  Emily Bazelon Dec. 2, 2002
  
• Chief Justice Roulette Handicapping the Supreme Court shuffle.
  Dahlia Lithwick Nov. 25, 2002
  
• But Conspiracy, Folks … Don't gut conspiracy laws when we need them most.
  Neal Katyal Nov. 20, 2002
  
• Winona Scissorhands Why were her accessories the biggest issue?
  Dahlia Lithwick Nov. 8, 2002
  
• Fifty More Bush v. Gores? Will Tuesday's elections be decided by the Supreme Court?
  Dahlia Lithwick Nov. 4, 2002
  
• Free the Baby Lawyers! Deprogramming the associates at Clifford Chance.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 29, 2002
  
• They Execute 17-Year-Olds, Don't They? A very bad week for John Lee Malvo.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 24, 2002
  
• Starr Cravings Kenneth Starr's mash note to the Rehnquist Court.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 23, 2002
  
• Sandy's Choice Justice O'Connor must choose between her inner feminist and federalist.
  Emily Bazelon Oct. 17, 2002
  
• Justice, Interrupted Why Winona Ryder will do time for O.J.'s crimes.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 4, 2002
  
• Hardly Sporting Don't gut Title IX until you know what it does.
  Lynn Sanders Oct. 1, 2002
  
• Gun Crazy A trigger-happy AG takes out the courts and Constitution.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 26, 2002
  
• Free Speech 101 Wartime censorship is alive and well and living on campus.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 19, 2002
  
• Veni, Vidi, Vouchers Why the battle for school vouchers isn't over.
  Avi Schick Sept. 17, 2002
  
• Courting Terrorists Why wars don't stop terrorism.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 13, 2002
  
• 9/11 and the Law Sacrificing civil liberties to fight terror: not without a fight.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 5, 2002
  
• Secrets and Lies Seventy-five little reasons to be terrified of the FISA court.
  Dahlia Lithwick Aug. 29, 2002
  
• If They're Brits, They Must Acquit Guess who's giving their terrorist suspects speedy trials?
  Dahlia Lithwick Aug. 22, 2002
  
• Poll-Tergeist Why the Supreme Court shouldn't care what you think.
  Howard Bashman Aug. 21, 2002
  
• Letter to a Young Law Student Don't go to law school: But if you must, take my advice.
  Dahlia Lithwick Aug. 15, 2002
  
• Dad's Sad, Mad: Too Bad Why dads don't count when it comes to abortion.
  Dahlia Lithwick Aug. 7, 2002
  
• A Snitch in Time Don't kill the TIPS program, fix it.
  Dahlia Lithwick July 31, 2002
  
• The Pushover Lindh pleaded guilty because he understands the system; real terrorists won't because they don't.
  Dahlia Lithwick July 16, 2002
  
• Hats Off to Rudy For $6.8 million, Giuliani got off cheap.
  Dahlia Lithwick July 12, 2002
  
• RICO Suave Using federal racketeering law to prosecute al-Qaida.
  Robert Weisberg July 9, 2002
  
• Urinalysis The Supreme Court's torturous justification of high-school urine tests.
  Dahlia Lithwick July 3, 2002
  
• Equal Pay for Equal Death Does the 9/11 fund think bankers matter more than electricians?
  Emily Bazelon July 1, 2002
  
• The Supremes Pledge Allegiance to God. Praise the Lord and pass the vouchers to the churches!
  Dahlia Lithwick June 27, 2002
  
• Scummery Judgment Why Enron's sleazy lawyers walked while their accountants fried.
  Julie Hilden June 21, 2002
  
• The Fourth Amendment Meets the War on Terror Can the cops drive a Geiger counter down your street?
  Eugene Volokh June 17, 2002
  
• Terrorism on Trial 
  Dahlia Lithwick June 14, 2002
  
• Hiding the Dirty Bomber From the U.S. Constitution The Bush administration establishes a Department of Precrime.
  Dahlia Lithwick June 11, 2002
  
• Poster Children After 9/11, what can abortion protesters get away with?
  Dahlia Lithwick May 22, 2002
  
• The Legal Fiction of "Diversity" Good intentions and the unraveling of affirmative action.
  Dahlia Lithwick May 16, 2002
  
• Your Lyin' Eyes What to do about eyewitnesses who get it wrong.
  Steve Chapman May 14, 2002
  
• The Globaloney of International Law More courts, but less justice.
  Dahlia Lithwick May 10, 2002
  
• Moussaoui Hijacks the Legal System An accused terrorist puts the U.S. courts on trial.
  Dahlia Lithwick May 1, 2002
  
• Handicapping McCain-Feingold "It's Chief Justice on the inside, with Sandra Day right beside him …"
  Dahlia Lithwick April 4, 2002
  
• With Psychic Friends Like These …  The lawsuits pile up for Miss Cleo.
  Dahlia Lithwick March 26, 2002
  
• Habeas Corpses What are the rights of dead people?
  Dahlia Lithwick March 14, 2002