Now that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey have been overturned by six unelected religious zealots in wizard robes, there’s a lot of fear over the current and possible future state of ...

Few topics provoke as much consternation among lawyers and law students as jury nullification. It's a legal problem child—serving as a vital check on government power while simultaneously undermining ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution assures that “…the accused (in criminal proceedings] shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.” All 50 states have ...

In his testimony before a Chicago jury this week, actor Jussie Smollett talked about how he has had to carefully maintain his image as “a black Cary Grant.” The “Empire” star, however, seemed more ...

“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime,” said Lavrentiy Beria, the ruthless, long-serving secret police chief in Josef Stalin’s Soviet Union who bragged that he could prove anyone guilty of ...