... We examine the implications of the new Supreme Court in key areas. Lynn Paltrow, executive director of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women , discusses the future of reproductive rights...
... Later we moved into our first office at 666 Broadway—a building we were proud to share with such organizations as the Center for Constitutional Rights, Harper's magazine, and Lambda Legal. It's...
... The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is now considering whether a legal challenge to the state’s practice of denying parole hearings to people serving life sentences for certain second-degree murder...
When: Monday, September 12 at 7:30pm What: “Assessing the Legacy of 9-11,” Where: The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (btwn. Bank & Bethune Streets), New York, NY 10014 Who: Vincent...
At least 17 detainees in Guantanamo Bay were subjected to the banned "frequent flyer" treatment where they were moved repeatedly from cell to cell to cause sleep deprivation prior to...
In a first for a former Guantanamo captive freed by a federal judge, a Syrian man now living in Europe is suing the U.S. government for damages from what he calls a "Kafkaesque nightmare."
By ALAN COWELL Published: December 20, 2013 LONDON — After years of argument that has drawn ferocious condemnation from outsiders like President Obama, the Ugandan Parliament approved legislation on...
Advocacy groups are suing the federal government to uncover records related to the Secure Communities program, which has come under fire locally this week for a case involving a Prince George's...
A Yemeni prisoner detained for over 13 years at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was reportedly held there partly as a result of mistaken identity. U.S. officials determined that Mustafa al-...
A federal judge has preliminarily approved New York City's agreement to pay $9.5 million in legal fees to the attorneys that represented black firefighters in a long-running discrimination case...
