The federal judge had made a decision in an important wiretapping case. At least everybody thought so. But no one could be sure, because the ruling itself was secret.
Secret evidence, new anti-terrorism laws, and special restrictions on lawyers who handle terrorism cases are among the ways today’s criminal justice system differs from pre-9/11 days.
There’s no way of knowing if the subway bag searches are working; it’s supposed to be a deterrent, and a deterrent’s value is only evident when it fails.
When a judge opts not to release a defendant and sets bail that’s higher than he can pay in cash, a commercial bail bond agent decides, in effect, whether the…
Many people in New York City’s jails today are behind bars only because they cannot afford the very low bail set in their minor criminal cases. This raises concerns about…
