Paul Campos

This Supreme Court is a disgrace

People are celebrating it today. But yesterday’s voting rights call was one of the worst SCOTUS ones ever (UPDATED)

Paul Campos Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:20 PM UTC 226
Politics Supreme Court, Voting Rights

Legal analysis: How strong is the government’s case against Snowden?

Snowden's own description suggests he may be guilty of the crimes alleged. But in criminal law, motives are crucial

Paul Campos Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:43 PM UTC 13
Politics Legal issues, Glenn Greenwald

How James Clapper will get away with perjury

Yes, the national director of intelligence lied under oath, and his defense is implausible. You think that matters?

Paul Campos Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 43
Politics James Clapper, NSA

We gave Tsarnaevs the attention they wanted

The suspects were nobodies who wanted to spread fear. A citywide lockdown and media hysteria helped them do that

Paul Campos Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 291
Media Boston Explosions

Our impotent Supreme Court

The marriage cases demonstrate that the Court does not drive social change. It merely reflects it after the fact

Paul Campos Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 7:48 PM UTC 19
Politics law, Supreme Court, Gay Marriage

Supreme Court: Racism deniers?

If the Scalia wing strikes down the Voting Rights Act, it thinks we're beyond our history of racial bias

Paul Campos Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:41 PM UTC 37
Politics Supreme Court, Race

Student loans: The next housing bubble

College students accrue hundreds of thousands in debt with little hope of paying it back. It's a cruel game

Paul Campos Monday, Feb 4, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 77
News student loans, Debt, law school

John Roberts bankrupts law students

The Supreme Court justice is paid thousands to "teach" in Europe -- and his law students are footing the bill

Paul Campos Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 57
Politics Supreme Court, John Roberts

Why do we keep getting suckered by stories like Manti Te’o?

Updated: On the heels of the Notre Dame scandal, guidelines for journalists reporting on inspirational stories

Paul Campos Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 7:34 PM UTC 22
Entertainment Editor's Picks, Lance Armstrong

Robert Bork’s nauseating worldview

It drove the right nuts when Ted Kennedy called out the racism and sexism in his legal views. But Kennedy was right

Paul Campos Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 7:38 PM UTC 53
Politics Robert Bork, Supreme Court

Why is the shooter always male?

Stats don't lie. Instead of asking why America is so violent, perhaps we need to focus on one particular sex

Paul Campos Monday, Dec 17, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 134
Life Race, male violence, mass killing

Tax cuts steal from future

Whether it's the "fiscal cliff" debate or the way we fund education, our selfishness is impeding our future growth

Paul Campos Friday, Dec 14, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
News Higher education, Education

Too many lawyers? Says who?

A New York Times Op-Ed claims law school is worth every penny. Time to pull apart some of that thinking

Paul Campos Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 18
Life paul campos, New York Times

A judge searches for free labor

Brand-new (and possibly illegal) low: U.S. judge wants a clerk who will "morally commit" for a year -- without pay

Paul Campos Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 75
Life william martinez, Employment

Don’t bust pot states, Obama

Voters in Washington and Colorado have OK'd marijuana legalization. The president should respect their will

Paul Campos Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 12:30 PM UTC 37
Politics Colorado, Medical Marijuana, Pot

Just the right kind of stupid

Rick Santorum's attack on "smart people" has its roots in centuries-old elite bashing. And it often works

Paul Campos Monday, Sep 17, 2012 2:45 PM UTC 22
Politics Rick Santorum, 2012 Elections

9/11: What Bush knew

An article sheds new light on the CIA's desperate efforts to warn about 9/11. Why didn't the White House listen?

Paul Campos Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 2:33 PM UTC 45
Politics 9/11, George W. Bush

America’s new culture of corruption

In America today, crime pays -- if you're powerful. Just look at the MF Global and CIA torture cases

Paul Campos Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 2:30 PM UTC 15
Politics CIA, MF Global, Lance Armstrong

Anti-obesity: The new homophobia?

Telling fat people they ought to be thin is about as helpful as telling gay people they should be straight

Paul Campos Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 6:30 PM UTC 195
Politics Health, Obesity, Homophobia

Paterno bio: “Disgusting and disgraceful”

The Joe Paterno biography, which makes apologies for its subject, is a minor literary crime

Paul Campos Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 5:14 PM UTC 47
Entertainment Books, Sports, Joe Paterno

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