Justice

Rights for many intelligent animals could hinge on a one-word edit in a law dictionary.

As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.

Even in this high-tech digital age, all we get is static: that veil of distortion, lies, misrepresentations and half-truths that obscure reality.

Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in our homes. It’s Washington that’s making it difficult.

It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.

From human rights to existential threats like global warming and the loss of bio-diversity, as well kitchen table issues like income inequality and food security, progressive forces are aligning on the right side of history as they oppose both the global elite and the populist provincialism of far-right groups.

The EPA has no legal basis for refusing to produce these records.

Rather than getting tough on crime, justice agencies need to get smart on crime.

A port commission vote against a proposed $1.2 billion oil refinery in a Washington town proves that the people still have a voice.

Conservative op-eds argued wrongly that China and India are not taking action.