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Rule of law comes with a price

The price we pay for our justice system is evident in the less-than-satisfying outcomes in the trial of Casey Anthony and the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says Paul Campos in NPR. We would be...

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Countries thrive when tyrants pay

It is challenging for countries to confront their history and bring tyrants to justice, says Kathryn Sikkink in The New York Times. But experience shows that countries that pursue justice for political...

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Al-Awlaki’s death affront to rule of law

The assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki and the subsequent domestic applause for President Obama’s action should put a chill into anyone who understands the Constitution and who believes in due process of...

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The murky case of al-Awlaki

Our opinion: The Obama administration needs to explain, openly, its justification for killing an American citizen without trial. You may well think that Anwar al-Awlaki, an American who became a...

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Ravi sentencing fair and merciful

We’ll never know to what extent Tyler Clementi’s suicide was provoked by his roommate’s use of a webcam to spy on him, says Emily Bazelon in Slate. But a harsh sentence would have “seemed out of...

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Law and order and justice

Our opinion: Protecting the innocent should be as high a priority as punishing the guilty. The state Legislature needs to move on some bills that would help prevent wrongful convictions. Life and...

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America is better than death penalty

The death penalty degrades America, says Julie Bindel, and is an unworthy stain on a country that wishes to be seen as the beacon of freedom, democracy and human rights, she says. Nobody is born to be...

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New York’s 
legal dilemma

Our opinion: Despite gains, funding for civil legal aid for the poor still falls short. But it’s as vital a need as criminal representation. There’s no good time to be poor, but a recession is an...

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Environmental justice crucial for everyone

The article, “$6.5M deal to finish cleanup,” Oct. 17, about the Superfund site in Saratoga Springs, should encourage people to learn more about environmental justice. National Grid made a deal with the...

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Politics ruled in appointment

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a terrible mistake by failing to appoint an experienced and dedicated judge to the Court of Appeals, incumbent Victoria Graffeo. Passing over a dedicated and experienced public...

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Funding creates unequal justice

The editorial “A fair deal for Mr. Bruno,” Nov. 13, made a good point: The reimbursement rates for a lawyer as set by the Legislature should apply to everyone. There should not be a different standard...

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The erosion of justice

How do we make sense of the senseless death of an African-American man whose only offense was, maybe, selling untaxed cigarettes? How do we explain the inexplicable decision that none of the white...

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A smart, just solution

Our opinion: The state attorney general comes up with a temporary way to deal with police killings of civilians. New York needs a credible short-term fix as it weighs criminal justice reforms. At a...

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A shared road to justice

Our opinion: Fear, frustration and anger should not divide society into separate camps on the issue of race and justice. —The problem with the difficult and sometimes painful discussion our society is...

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American system should ensure justice for all

In response to the Dec. 28 stories and commentary by Brianna Snyder (“Police seek to bridge divide”) and Fred LeBrun (“Opportunities in volcanic eruption”), I would say the issue is not so much a...

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Child Victims Act needs action now

No doubt the proposed Child Victims Act is a controversial topic among the members of our state Legislature, various institutions across this state and taxpayers and citizens alike. For nine years, it...

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Two wrongs N.Y. can right

Our opinion: There are concrete steps New York can take now to begin restoring faith and trust in our justice system. Something is wrong when an unarmed black man, accused of nothing more that selling...

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Let’s get Dixon the justice he deserves

After reading Chris Churchill’s columns on Marquis Dixon, there is no doubt that justice was not served (“Sentence more about poverty than justice,” Jan. 25, and “Punishment sometimes surpasses a...

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Public defenders unfairly judged

In Chris Churchill’s column on Marquis Dixon, he expresses an opinion about public defenders and the quality of defense they produce (“Sentence more about poverty than justice,” Jan. 25). I take strong...

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Death demands answers

Our opinion: A justice system that needs public confidence can’t leave so many questions hanging when an unarmed person dies in an encounter with police. By all accounts, Daniel Satre was not a...

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