That's a really sad moment. When people in a democracy are afraid of having the conversation, because it might actually lead to a conclusion they don….

One of the paradoxes of liberal societies arises from the commitment to tolerance. A society committed to respecting the viewpoints and customs of di….

The United States Constitution builds politics right into the process of selecting federal judges. This third branch, the judiciary, is designed to h….

Deal with just the basic fact: we will never have enough money for lawyers for poor people. So one of our major initiatives has been to develop new t….

I understand the politics of the situation, I think that many Republican members of the senate believe that,get out the vote move. They can indicate ….

You think about the Pledge of Allegiance, "liberty and justice for all." This is at the core of the American creed. The creation of the Legal Service….

Of course, in the states, about half the states elect their judges, and that's an even more direct involvement with politics. But I think it's not th….

In I'm Not A Racist, But..., Lawrence Blum offers answers for our time about what race is, who is a racist, and ways for people to talk about the rac….

I think the problem is, if we foreclose any public justice, then we cut off the virtuous cycle that's represented by law, where there are public deci….

Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by historian James Kloppenberg s….

I have to be honest and say members of both political parties have contributed to de-legitimization of the process. Even President Barack Obama when ….

Whether low-income people are dealing with access to veteran's benefits, or a protective order to guard against domestic violence, or a way to guard ….

Let's put it in perspective at the United States Supreme Court, which hears maybe 60 cases a year, most of the cases are resolved without much disput….

I see, from my vantage point as the vice-chair of the Legal Services Corporation, a serious crisis going on in this country. Eighty percent of low-in….

Deanell Tacha and I decided to write an editorial, because both of us have had experiences in countries where the rule of law is not strong. Uh, wher….

I think that we see some cities that have developed living wage ordinances. I think that we see some efforts to actually put real restrictions on uns….

I think frustration unfortunately, reflects a real breakdown in the political parties themselves, which is fascinating because our constitution did n….

In the era of modern technology, people could just vote on their phones for who they want to be judges. We could amend all of the ways in which we se….