US Justice

Jose Padilla Sentenced To 17 Years

He was originally accused of plotting to detonate a dirty bomb. The president declared him an 'enemy combatant' in June 2002 with a stroke of a pen. He was held without

Stephen Elliott: Paris, The Hero

Fiction author and legal journalist Stephen Elliott explains how and why Paris Hilton has drawn valuable attention to the inequalities of the California justice system. Sometimes I think Paris Hilton is a hero.