It seems relatively straightforward: Four black Muslims in Newburgh, NY, known as the “Newburgh Four,” team up with Shahed Hussain, who...

In the decades since the “Militia Movement” first rose to prominence in the ’90s, the movement has received even fewer minutes of...

Recruitment within terrorist organizations was long considered a homegrown issue, where groups attracted new members within the countries...

After 9/11, the United States experienced an expansion of security measures that were intended to create a safer, more secure nation....

The New York Marriage Equality Act of 2011 promised that same-sex marriages and opposite-sex marriages would be treated the same in all...

This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several...

“I’m not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes,” said Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) during a gubernatorial debate. “I’m not...

In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy....

As Colorado adjusts to the many changes brought about by the legalization of marijuana, supporters and skeptics across the country...

It’s no secret that the United States has a prison problem: astronomically large incarcerated populations, soaring recidivism rates, a...

On August 14, 2014, Phoenix Police arrived at Michelle Cusseaux’s home to fulfill a court-ordered transport to a mental health facility....

On March 20, 2012, the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Nelly Moreira’s car. Moreira was not present; her son...

Anyone who has ever lost, destroyed, or never received his or her birth certificate  knows that the only way to obtain a replacement copy...

Mass incarceration has found a comfortable home in the underbelly of American life. It slips through the cracks of democratic oversight...

On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown — an unarmed black teen — was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer, Darren...

Taking a case all the way to trial is usually a hard, expensive and exhausting process.  Obtaining an audience in federal court is often...

Over the weekend a tape of Donald Sterling making racist statements was released. Sterling owns the L.A. Clippers basketball franchise....

“I just follow my own common sense,” a justice of 13 years told reporter William Glaberson of The New York Times, “and to hell with the...

This article contains a discussion of sexual assault, which may be triggering for some readers. Imagine a young female-identified student...

On April 22, the Supreme Court heard arguments for a case that will decide the future of creative content. The case, American...