The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing
Appalled by the murder of four little girls, a white Alabaman spoke out against racism—and was forever shunned for it. More »
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Andrew Cohen is a contributing editor at The Atlantic, 60 Minutes' first-ever legal analyst, and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He is also chief analyst for CBS Radio News and has won a Murrow Award as one of the nation's leading legal journalists. More
Cohen is the winner of the American Bar Association’s 2012 Silver Gavel Award for his Atlantic commentary about the death penalty in America and the winner of the Humane Society’s 2012 Genesis Award for his coverage of the plight of America’s wild horses. A racehorse owner and breeder, Cohen also is a two-time winner of both the John Hervey and O’Brien Awards for distinguished commentary about horse racing.
Appalled by the murder of four little girls, a white Alabaman spoke out against racism—and was forever shunned for it. More »
"It would be more helpful, quite candidly, if the Administration would support our request for supplemental funding instead of writing op-ed pieces." More »
The Judiciary Committee chair worries that a "dysfunctional" Congress won't press for needed drug reforms. More »
Justice Don Willett of the Texas Supreme Court has no trouble winning votes. But here's why he thinks the whole system is wrong. More »
In 1963, newspapers tried to present "both sides" of the civil rights struggle. Modern reporters should know better — but when it comes to voting rights, they often make the same mistake. More »
The Justice Department's lawsuit is the latest battle in a nasty political war between the Obama administration and its most conservative critics. More »
America's most powerful prosecutor is urging Congress to give funding back to defense lawyers. But actions speak louder than words. More »
The Kentucky senator said this week that he doesn't believe anyone is stopping African-Americans from voting -- which only shows he's not looking. More »
His meetings with prosecutors were unbecoming of a judge, but not enough to question the integrity of the trial. More »
The policy represents a constitutional scandal that could take place any time police are willing to take shortcuts. More »
This is the way it almost always ends for a mob boss. More »
A newly released collection of legal documents reveals what high officials thought about the major events of their times. More »
A smart new book reveals precisely how and why Oliver Wendell Holmes changed his mind about the first amendment. More »
When the sun rose this morning you had every reason to believe that the Eighth Amendment precludes the execution of the insane. When the sun sets tonight you have no such reason to so believe. More »
His dissenting opinion on Brown v. Plata has nothing to do with the subject at hand: prisoners and the Eighth Amendment. More »
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court "media pool" More »
His trial is over, but the verdict of history won't be clear for years to come. More »
In the president's recent remarks on Trayvon Martin, a somber reminder of the systemic odds minorities face when it comes to criminal justice. More »
The former justice offers sharp criticism of the majority opinion. More »
Warren Lee Hill was scheduled to die this evening. More »
