Law

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

The LARB Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reader
Honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LARB EditorialSep 25, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Stolen Children, Erased Parents: The Story Behind Slovakia’s Parental Kidnapping Crisis
The story behind Slovakia’s parental kidnapping crisis.
Malina SavalSep 23, 2020
Made, Not Born: Young Voters and the Policies that Make Them
Laura W. Brill reviews "Making Young Voters," the recently published book by John B. Holbein and D. Sunshine Hillygus.
Laura W. BrillSep 3, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Racism, Cop Curriculum, and Campus Safety
Why don’t we train police officers in anti-racism?
Keenan NorrisAug 28, 2020
Commerce and Politics at Sea
An accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the history of maritime trade in the Arabian Peninsula.
Linda Roland DanilAug 22, 2020
Charlottesville Three Years Later: The First Amendment Confronts Hate and Violence
Stephen Rohde and Nadine Strossen consider the way forward for free speech and First Amendment rights in the wake of Charlottesville.
Nadine Strossen, Stephen RohdeAug 10, 2020
- Law
- Politics
A Better World Is Not a Place, but a Practice: A Conversation with Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners
Rethinking the legal regime of sex offenses.
M. BunaAug 7, 2020
- Law
- Politics
The Virtues and Vices of a Faltering Republic: On Michael Tomasky’s “If We Can Keep It”
Edward Watts considers "If We Can Keep It: How the Republic Collapsed and How it Might Be Saved," the recently published book by Michael Tomasky.
Edward WattsJul 31, 2020
Don Franzen and Jesse Wegman Discuss Abolishing the Electoral College
A conversation about the past and future of the Electoral College.
Don Franzen, Jesse WegmanJul 23, 2020
Not All Reform Will Move Us Forward: Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law Call for Restorative Justice
Eleanor J. Bader speaks with Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law about the pitfalls of popular prison reforms and the need to pursue restorative justice instead.
Eleanor J. BaderJul 20, 2020
- Law
- Politics
How Bad Is the Criminal Justice System?
Laurie L. Levenson reviews Jason Hardy's new book about the criminal justice system, "The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison."
Laurie L. LevensonJul 19, 2020
A Constitution, If You Can Keep It
Stephen Rohde looks at Ellis Cose’s “Democracy, If We Can Keep It: The ACLU’s 100-Year Fight for Rights in America.”
Stephen RohdeJul 5, 2020