Sandra Babcock

The Battle of Guantánamo Bay

Attorney Joe Margulies on his new Gitmo book—and his Supreme Court win over the Bush crew

Texas Two-Step?

Lone star stunt

Blows Against the Death Penalty

Local attorney Sandra Babcock recently won a major international court decision

Bad Company

Dubious informant boomerangs on Hennepin County prosecutors.

Get Out of Jail Free

In drug- or gang-related cases, one of the favorite weapons of prosecutors is confidential informants like Johnny Edwards. Trouble is, a lot of them will say anything to get themselves out of the hot seat--and continue committing crimes while they're turn

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Operation Safe Streets

Death Row Stories

During the 1970s the Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment on the grounds that it was applied in an "arbitrary" and "capricious" manner. Now it's back with a vengeance, but as a group of Minnesota attorneys is learning, nothing has really changed.