Law

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

Murder Comes to SCOTUS
LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen talks to Anthony Franze about his new novel, "The Outsider."
Don FranzenOct 3, 2017
- Law
- Noir
Lawyers as Pillars of Justice
Dorothy Wolpert considers Owen Fiss's "Pillars of Justice: Lawyers and the Liberal Tradition."
Dorothy WolpertSep 29, 2017
- History
- Law
No County for Old Men
Stephen Lurie reviews John Pfaff's "Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform."
Stephen LurieSep 20, 2017
- Law
- Politics
A Utopia of Negotiation?
Jeff Kichaven judges the merits of Lainey Feingold's "Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits."
Jeff KichavenSep 7, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Immigration into the Bosom of America
John Joannes reflects on Tom Gjelten's "A Nation of Nations," recently reissued in paperback.
John JoannesSep 3, 2017
The United States — A Model for the Nazis
Stephen Rohde looks at how the American race laws inspired the Nazis.
Stephen RohdeSep 3, 2017
Talking God in the United States
Rachel Gordan reviews "Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal" by Tisa Wenger.
Rachel GordanAug 31, 2017
Pointing at the Wrong Villain: Cass Sunstein and Echo Chambers
David Weinberger on the problems of Cass R. Sunstein's "#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media."
David WeinbergerJul 20, 2017
A Guardian of Good Usage and Grammar
Don Franzen talks to Bryan A. Garner, one of the most prolific and respected arbiters of grammar and usage in the English language.
Don FranzenJul 14, 2017
- Law
- Literary Criticism
One Mystery Will Solve Another: Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s “The Fact of a Body”
Alice Bolin on Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s hybrid of true crime and memoir, “The Fact of a Body.”
Alice BolinJul 9, 2017
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
Cruel but Not Unusual: Putting Down the Attica Uprising of 1971
Mary F. Corey on Heather Ann Thompson's Pulitzer Prize–winning "Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy."
Mary F. CoreyJun 22, 2017
An Arduous but Triumphant Journey
Elaine Elinson on Susan Burton and Cari Lynn's "Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women."
Elaine ElinsonJun 21, 2017