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His Turn on the Hot Seat
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- October 12, 2007
Congress to grill the AG pick
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Supreme Court Weighs Sentencing Disparities
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- October 2, 2007
Case pivots on vast differences in prison terms for crack and powder cocaine traffickers.
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A Host of Trouble
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
More parents are being held criminally liable for their teens' drinking parties.
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Revisiting the Case of a Sentencing Double Standard
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
Justices consider disparities for powder and crack cocaine
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This Year, a Few Weighty Cases
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
A slim, but significant, docket
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How You Can Protect Yourself
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
If you have a teen and own your home, you are at risk.
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A Threat to Teen Brains
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
Alcohol's harms are worse for young people.
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A Respected Law-and-Order Man With a Compassionate Streak
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 22, 2007
Judge Michael Mukasey wins praise for his courtroom skills
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Sending the Bad Guys Back Home
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 22, 2007
It sounds reasonable to deport criminals. Why the U.S. doesn't.
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A Bust, and a Blow to a Business
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 22, 2007
In immigration raids, unwitting employers can be victims, too.
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Bush AG Choice: No Loyalist or Insider
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 17, 2007
Former federal Judge Michael Mukasey is seen as a compromise candidate.
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Q&A with Jack Goldsmith
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 16, 2007
A Flawed Sense of Justice.
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Congress Takes Up New Surveillance Law
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 5, 2007
Balance between privacy rights and national security concerns remains elusive.
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Justice Department Lawyers Refuse Detainee Cases
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- August 30, 2007
Some lawyers in the civil appeals division object to the government's policies on Guantanamo Bay.
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Gonzales Offers No Comment on His Resignation
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- August 27, 2007
Chertoff, said to be the replacement, has a mess to clean up.
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