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Children and the courts

June 28, 2012 By Thomas Riggins

We can congratulate the Supreme Court for its recent decision that sentencing children to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional.

Thousands wrongly convicted

May 22, 2012 By Dan Margolis

In the last 23 years alone, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted, but probably far more people are in prison for crimes they did not commit.

Labor takes fight against the right into the courts

September 26, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Labor's fight against the radical Right isn't just occurring in the streets or at the ballot box. Unions are challenging the Right Wing's schemes in court, too.

From Wal-Mart to hot dogs, courts important for workers

September 7, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

So you still don't think courts are important to workers? Betty Dukes and Nolan Koewler can quickly set you straight.

Judge halts “don’t ask, don’t tell”

October 13, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., ordered the military Tuesday, Oct. 12, to immediately stop enforcing the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, putting a halt to the 17-year-old law.