Mississippi's loose campaign finance laws allow lawyers and companies to contribute heavily to the judges they appear before. That is terrible for justice, since the courts are teeming with perfectly legal conflicts of interest. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Congress needs to toughen the laws protecting elections and make clear that anyone interfering with democracy will pay a stiff price. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
In a perfect world, we would have put users in control of their information when the Internet was first created. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
With increased awareness should come greater caution about how confessions are used at trial - and a greater willingness to overturn convictions when it… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Being unemployed - or working at minimum wage - is rough in the best of circumstances. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges using the… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
To be rejected on account of old age may or may not feel the same as being rejected on the basis of race or… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Our movements reveal a great deal about who we are. A record of our locations over time can reveal whether we go to tent… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
A federal Voters' Bill of Rights could press the states to put non-partisan managers in charge of elections. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
There was a rule, back when I was an education lawyer in Alabama, about visiting public schools: always go on a rainy day so… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Set in the advertising world of the 1960s, 'Mad Men' is stunning to look at - a Camelot-era parade of smartly dressed professionals lounging… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets have a great deal of information about all of us - and the government wants to be… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
