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The Weight of History
A former Navy lawyer speaks about his decision to leak classified information on detainees at the infamous prison of Guantanamo.
by
Sarah Mirk
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Alexandra Beguez
via
The Nib
on
September 7, 2020
The Class of RBG
The remarkable stories of the nine other women in the Harvard Law class of ’59—as told by them, their families, and a SCOTUS justice who remembers them all.
by
Molly Olmstead
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Dahlia Lithwick
via
Slate
on
July 21, 2020
Did Medgar Evers’ Killer Go Free Because of Jury Tampering?
Jerry Mitchell revisits a dark episode in the struggle for civil rights.
by
Jerry Mitchell
via
Literary Hub
on
February 24, 2020
partner
The Misunderstood McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Stella Liebeck was vilified when she was awarded millions after spilling McDonald's coffee in her lap. But the facts told another story.
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Retro Report
on
October 28, 2019
The Mafia Style in American Politics
Roy Cohn connects the McCarthy era to the age of Trump across more than half a century.
by
George Packer
via
The Atlantic
on
October 3, 2019
“Ulysses” on Trial
It was a setup: a stratagem worthy of wily Ulysses himself.
by
Michael Chabon
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New York Review of Books
on
September 13, 2019
Uncovering the Truth About a Raid on the Black Panthers
How a team of lawyers exposed lies about police violence.
by
Flint Taylor
via
Literary Hub
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February 25, 2019
partner
Migrant Children in Custody: The Long Battle for Protection
The number of detained migrant youth has reached record highs and led to lawsuits over the Trump government’s treatment of minors.
by
Sarah Weiser
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Noah Madoff
via
Retro Report
on
February 20, 2019
The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch
Lee’s beloved father figure was a talking point during the Kavanaugh hearings and is now coming to Broadway. Is he still a hero?
by
Casey N. Cep
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The New Yorker
on
December 10, 2018
Black Lives and the Boston Massacre
John Adams’s famous defense of the British may not be, as we’ve understood it, an expression of principle and the rule of law.
by
Farah Peterson
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The American Scholar
on
December 3, 2018
How Baby Boomers Broke America
Is the Baby Boomer generation to blame for America's crumbling roads, galloping income inequality, bitter polarization and dysfunctional government?
by
Steven Brill
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TIME
on
May 17, 2018
The Untold Story of Ordinary Black Southerners’ Litigation During the Jim Crow Era
Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, about a thousand black southerners sued whites who had wronged them.
by
Melissa Milewski
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OUPblog
on
March 27, 2018
Roe v. Wade Lawyer 'Amazed' Americans Still Fighting Over Abortion
On the 45th anniversary of the famous decision, Sarah Weddington reflects on what has – and hasn't – changed.
by
Sarah Weddington
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Olivia B. Waxman
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TIME
on
January 20, 2018
The Rise of the Prosecutor Politicians
How local prosecutors' offices have become stepping stones to higher office.
by
Jed Handelsman Shugerman
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SHUGERBLOG
on
July 7, 2017
Eavesdropping on Roy Cohn and Donald Trump
Remembering the switchboard operator who listened in on Cohn’s calls with Nancy Reagan, Gloria Vanderbilt, Carlo Gambino, and Trump.
by
Marcus Baram
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The New Yorker
on
April 14, 2017
Knowing How vs. Knowing That: Navigating the Past
How should we interpret the United States Constitution?
by
Jonathan Gienapp
via
Process: A Blog for American History
on
April 4, 2017
'He Brutalized for You'
How Joseph McCarthy henchman Roy Cohn became Donald Trump’s mentor.
by
Michael Kruse
via
Politico Magazine
on
April 8, 2016
Remarkable Radical: Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens was a fearsome reformer who never backed down from a fight.
by
Steve Moyer
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Humanities
on
November 1, 2012
partner
Not Just the Dog-Eared Pages
Considering a novel as a whole, rather than as the sum of its parts, was an approach favored by mid-20th-century literary critics. It was also useful for fighting book bans.
by
Anthony Aycock
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HNN
on
June 3, 2025
Insolvent Brothers: The Generals Ethan and Ira Allen
How could two renowned, high-ranking men of the American Revolution have fallen into such dire straits that they feared the loss of all they worked for?
by
Gary Shattuck
via
Journal of the American Revolution
on
May 22, 2025
The Dangerous Legal Theory Behind Trump’s Power Grabs
There was no “unitary executive” until some dudes made the idea up to save Nixon.
by
Pema Levy
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Mother Jones
on
May 5, 2025
Beyond Brown: The Failure of Desegregation in the North and America’s Lingering Racial Fault Lines
On the ongoing legal struggle for educational and racial equality across the United States.
by
Michelle Adams
via
Literary Hub
on
January 15, 2025
How Would Kash Patel Compare to J. Edgar Hoover?
If Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. gets confirmed, the Bureau could be politicized in ways that even its notorious first director would have rejected.
by
Beverly Gage
via
The New Yorker
on
December 11, 2024
The Scopes Trial and the Two Visions of US Democracy
A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics.
by
Michael Kazin
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The Nation
on
September 30, 2024
Journalist Withheld Information About Emmett Till’s Murder, Documents Show
William Bradford Huie’s newly released research notes show he suspected more than two men tortured and killed Emmett Till, but suggest that he left it out.
by
Gillian Brockell
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Retropolis
on
August 29, 2024
America Has Too Many Laws
An excess of restrictions has taken a very real toll on the lives of everyday Americans. Their stories must be told.
by
Neil Gorsuch
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Janie Nitze
via
The Atlantic
on
August 5, 2024
Tracking Down Lieutenant Calley
How I learned the story of the My Lai Massacre.
by
Seymour M. Hersh
via
seymourhersh.substack
on
August 1, 2024
The Vision of Little Shell
How Ayabe-way-we-tung guided his tribe in the midst of colonization.
by
Chris La Tray
via
High Country News
on
August 1, 2024
In Search of the Broad Highway
Revisiting Meredith v. Fair, we get the inside story of how critical race theory was developed in the years after Brown v. Board of Education.
by
Dave Tell
via
The Hedgehog Review
on
July 26, 2024
Richard Nixon Would Have Loved the Court’s Immunity Decision
I would know.
by
John Dean
via
The Atlantic
on
July 3, 2024
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