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For Your Reading, Only in NYJanuary 29, 2010 2:54pm

Can NYC Afford the Terror Trials?

Count me as someone who would philosophically like to see the 9/11 suspects tried in the former shadow of the World Trade Center. I think it would be powerfully symbolic to the world and illustrate the best principles of American justice in a time when that concept has withstood a serious test under the Bush administration. (I also believe that terrorists should treated as criminals rather than “enemy-combatants.”) And speaking for myself, a citizen who admittedly did not live in… Read More

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NewsMarch 27, 2009 4:19pm

What Is And Isn’t A Crime

Reform of New York State’s draconian Rockefeller-era drug laws fits in with with a wider national movement pushing for criminal justice reform. Why? As a nation, we currently incarcerate 1 in 100 Americans–a staggering 2.3 million people, a figure that is way out of line compared to other countries.

A decorated former Marine and Regan Administration official, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) is leading the charge in DC by introducing legislation for smarter, effective, and less-costly ways to deal… Read More

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Emmy