As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.
Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear arms.'
When locational information is collected, people should be given advance notice and a chance to opt out. Data should be erased as soon as its main purpose is met.
Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.
For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the characters of 'Mad Men' are good company.
Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.
A publicly run health care program could compete with private insurance companies, which have a record of overcharging and underperforming.
Congress needs to toughen the laws protecting elections and make clear that anyone interfering with democracy will pay a stiff price.
Conservative Justices have a history of not standing by their professed commitment to judicial restraint.
The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges using the Constitution to strike down laws passed by the elected branches of government. If they are true to those principles, they should uphold rent control.
In zombie horror, the juxtaposition of the calm world of the living and the menace of the undead inspires terror. In zombie comedy, like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' it is played for laughs.
Lawsuits prod companies to make their products safer.
Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.
One way to reduce the need for layoffs would be to cut back on hours, spreading the available work among more employees.
There was a rule, back when I was an education lawyer in Alabama, about visiting public schools: always go on a rainy day so you can see how badly the roofs leak.
People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's.
Set in the advertising world of the 1960s, 'Mad Men' is stunning to look at - a Camelot-era parade of smartly dressed professionals lounging around on midcentury modern furniture.
There is something not entirely satisfying about an online memorial.
There is no way to undo what happened in the Zimmerman-Martin encounter, but some good can still come of it: it could lead states to repeal their misguided 'Stand your ground' laws.
