Although the affinities between the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the Seventh Amendment right to civil jury trial seem strong, there are crucial differences. The first concerns ...

Substantive rights have a core that can be meaningfully interpreted and protected; they can exist independently of a particular government or a particular legal system. Procedural rights lack such an ...

“Justice, Justice shall you pursue.” Throughout my 34 years in the criminal justice system, as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and victims’ advocate, I have often thought about the repetition of the ...