The Political Nature of American Law & the Supreme Court

This article goes along with my reply to Ashley's article about that Indiana election law case. It highlights the relationships among the five conservative judges in their apparent efforts to change American law through the Supreme Court. It's also kind of a funny article because it essentially states that Justice Scalia is crazy...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28memo.html

Voter ID laws

Responding to a Voter ID law in Indiana, the Supreme Court holds that states can constitutionally require voters to show photo identification.

"Democrats and civil rights groups opposed the law as unconstitutional and called it a thinly veiled effort to discourage elderly, poor and minority voters--those most likely to lack proper ID and who tend to vote for Democrats."

Chief Justice Stevens supports the ruling on the basis that it creates a rational and reasonable method of "protecting 'the integrity and reliability of the electoral process.'"

What do you think? Read the article. Blog your thoughts.

Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law in Indiana

Execution by Lethal Injection

Article: "Justices Uphold Lethal Injection in Kentucky Case"

hey guys

i'm sure many of you guys have already seen this, but thought it was one of those articles that would catch the attention of many members of the group.

ashley

Mission Statement

The Chicago Justice Initiative contends that a close examination of the American legal system reveals in our country that lady justice is neither blind nor objective. Specifically, harsh sentencing laws, uninhabitable prisons, inadequate public defense and disparate urban law enforcement construct a penal system that is disproportionately punitive towards America's poor and disadvantaged. The purpose of the Chicago Justice Initiative is twofold: (1) to better educate our members about the legal system generally and particularly its biases towards the poor, and (2) to utilize the knowledge that we obtain to raise awareness on campus regarding the system's inequities. Through our weekly meetings, publications and major events, we hope to make the case among the student body that the current American justice system is far from truly just. In doing so, we plan to build the foundation for increased activism on campus for the cause of true justice.