Edgar Lee Masters: The Circuit Judge
I in life was the Circuit Judge, a maker of notches,
Deciding cases on the points the lawyers scored,
Not on the right of the matter.
October 16, 2020 · 2 Comments
Alec Karakatsanis: Usual Cruelty
The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System
April 1, 2020 · 2 Comments
Fran Schor: Spiritual Death/Spiritual Awakening
“I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence … Continue reading
April 4, 2018 · Leave a comment
Rita Sklar: An Arkansas Town Agrees to Criminal Justice Reform to Ensure That the Poor Are Not Jailed
For years, the city of Sherwood, Arkansas, home to about 30,000 people, had a practice of jailing people who could not afford to pay court costs incurred from bounced checks. … Continue reading
November 17, 2017 · Leave a comment
