Italian Parliament Backs Judicial Reforms
The country’s courts are the slowest in Europe.
Justice
Judges Need to Know Their Place
When judges behave like politicians, they weaken the judiciary.
Pardons Are the Least Sánchez Can Do for Catalans
Spain should negotiate with Catalan separatists, not put them in prison.
Conservatives Win Battle for Spanish Courts
Pedro Sánchez withdraws proposed changes.
Stakes in Supreme Court Nominations Are Too High
The death of one Supreme Court justice shouldn’t plunge the whole country into crisis.
Don’t Defund the Police
Pay and train officers better and they will be less violent.
Trump’s Pardon of Roger Stone Is Clearly Corrupt
Stone committed crimes to protect the president, for which the president commuted his sentence.
Policing in America Is Broken. There Are Solutions
Reforming the police isn’t easy, but it can be done.
Trump Attacks the Rule of Law
The president leans on the Justice Department to keep a friend out of prison, prompting prosecutors to resign.
Judicial Reforms Create Parallel Legal System in Poland
The ruling party has made numerous changes to weaken the judiciary’s independence.
Electoral Commission Sidesteps Courts to Ban Catalan Leaders
Quim Torra is ordered to resign. Oriol Junqueras is not allowed to take his seat in Europe.
Catalan Rulings Expose Politicization of Spanish Judiciary
Oriol Junqueras and Quim Torra hear opposite decisions but are victims of the same unjust system.
Top European Lawyer Argues in Favor of Catalan Politicians
Spain has prevented three former Catalan ministers from taking their seats in the European Parliament.
It Will Be Hard for Catalans to Accept Supreme Court Verdict
The same court that will decide the fate of jailed Catalan independence leaders just sided with the family of Francisco Franco.
Good News on Guns and Criminal Justice Reform
The Trump Administration bans bump-fire stocks. The Senate votes for criminal justice reform.