Subverting the Justice Department

Trump has twisted the Justice Department beyond recognition—and his attorney general happily goes along.

By Matthew Miller

October, No. 60, Special Issue – 5 MIN READ

Policing the Police

A Justice Department veteran talks about consent decrees—the police monitoring tool the Trump Administration has given up on.

By Christy Lopez

June 9, 2020, 6:38 pm – 17 MIN READ

Affirmative Action and the Burden of Argument

Some lessons to draw from a scholar of Black Lives Matter, as Trump's Justice Department goes after affirmative action.

By Nathan Pippenger

August 3, 2017, 2:46 pm – 5 MIN READ

Criminal Justice on a Hunch

In too many cases, calling civil asset forfeiture “highway robbery” is not hyperbole, and Jeff Sessions just made it worse.

By Jonathan Blanks

July 19, 2017, 6:13 pm – 7 MIN READ