When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Civil lawsuits do two important things: they compensate people who are injured by the bad acts of others, and they penalize people… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
An election in which people have to wait 10 hours to vote, or in which black voters wait in the rain for… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
One of the great debates about the Internet is whether it is making people more or less free. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
The press should not get special privileges - if they drive recklessly or put people in danger, they should be subject to… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
There is no actual need to tighten voter ID rules: there have been extraordinarily few instances of people committing fraud at the… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the characters of 'Mad Men' are good… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Federal law should hold organizations like the League of Women Voters harmless if they make good-faith mistakes while registering people. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
There is no room on the federal bench for a judge who does not treat all people as equal before the law. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Too often, animal-rights supporters seem to care about animals to the exclusion of people. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
The blogosphere makes it possible to have a sprawling national conversation about the hard times - often among people who would never… — 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