A victory for Mumia

A court rules that Mumia Abu-Jamal can appeal his murder conviction on three separate grounds.

Technical expert: Bush was wired

A Bush spokesman tells Salon there is nothing to the story. But as the final presidential debate looms, speculation grows about the mysterious bulge.

The bulge gets bigger

Dead man walking home

A state court has overturned the conviction of Joseph Amrine, who spent 18 years on death row even though witnesses against him recanted their testimony.

All talk, no compassion

After promising a bold new investment in AmeriCorps, the White House has let the volunteer program and its crucial services fall into crisis.

Grounded

A federal agency confirms that it maintains an air-travel blacklist of 1,000 people. Peace activists and civil libertarians fear they're on it.

Defense lawyer or terrorist’s accomplice?

The Justice Department insists Lynne Stewart helped the man behind the 1993 WTC bombing. Her defenders say she's a victim of John Ashcroft's jihad against attorney-client privilege.

A legal war without victory

After months of bold posturing and fierce infighting, both sides in the case of American Taliban John Walker Lindh decided to cut their risks.

Ashcroft’s murky motives

Instead of tailing "dirty bomb" suspect Abdullah al Muhajir and following him to other suspects, the federal government arrested him, but then waited a month to announce the bust. Now critics wonder what the Justice Department is really up to.