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Bringing Intelligence Agencies to Heel

The adoption of NSA recommendations purposed by the President’s task force would not solve all the problems with NSA’s surveillance activities, but it is an auspicious starting point for a national discussion about intelligence reform.
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- December 21, 2013
Why Are Prosecutors Thwarting Sentencing Reform?

Human Rights Watch’s new report on the coercive practices of prosecutors in drug cases exemplifies the injustices Clarvee Gomez has faced. Now his case is before the Supreme Court for review.
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- December 5, 2013
Muslim Superhero Kamala Khan Is No Match for Real-Life Islamophobia

Kamala Khan may make a few people think that Muslims can be heroes as well as villains. But vanquishing anti-Muslim prejudice will take a more sustained and energetic effort by Khan’s human counterparts.
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- November 25, 2013
The NSA's Backdoor Search Loophole

For people concerned about the privacy of their calls and e-mails, the warrantless collection of phone and Internet content under section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act demands a closer look.
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- November 14, 2013
Judicial Elections: Accountable, Yes, But to Whom?

When the conservative justices of the Supreme Court opened the floodgates in 2010 for corporate money to flow into campaigns they did not exclude from the surge judicial elections.
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- October 24, 2013
The Double Danger of the NSA's 'Collect It All' Policy on Surveillance

The US government is currently operating under the theory that it must collect the entire haystack to find the needle. But what happens to the rest of the haystack – information about law-abiding citizens that gets swept up in the mix?
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- October 10, 2013
The NYPD Must Stop all Racial and Religious Profiling

While a decision on stop-and-frisk might seem like it has little to do with Muslim surveillance, both NYPD programs share the same fundamental flaw. Each relies on unconstitutional profiling.
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- August 16, 2013
Holder Is Right to Curb Mandatory Minimums

In response to a U.S. News & World Report Debate Club question, “Is Eric Holder Making a Good Move on Mandatory Minimums?,” Inimai Chettiar argues the Attorney General is right to curb mandatory minimums.
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- August 15, 2013
Is Anyone Not a Cop In Favor of "Civil Forfeiture" Laws?

Law enforcement should be everyone’s burden, through taxes, and not just the burden of the poor saps who happen to wander down the wrong road in Texas and become the victims of uniformed pirates.
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- August 9, 2013
Beyond Bradley Manning

Assange may be outraged at Manning’s conviction for leaking secret documents, but the judge’s dismissal of two other charges against Manning could halt Obama administration’s plans to prosecute Assange for publishing the documents.
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- August 1, 2013