Charles Lane | The Seattle Times

July 22, 2019 at 3:30 pm

Is statehood the cure for Puerto Rico? | Charles Lane / Syndicated columnist

Puerto Rico is to the United States as Greece is to the European Union; that is, an economically uncompetitive but not fully sovereign entity, joined...

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens testifies on the ever-increasing amount of money spent on elections as he appears before the Senate Rules Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The panel is examining campaign finance rules which have been eased since 2010 court decisions opened the door for wealthy political action committees that can accept unlimited donations as expressions of political speech. (AP Photo) DCSA101

July 16, 2019 at 5:50 pm

John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court’s liberal wing, dies at 99

John Paul Stevens, a moderate Midwestern Republican and former antitrust lawyer from Chicago who evolved into a savvy and sometimes passionate leader of the Supreme...

February 25, 2019 at 4:02 pm

Greed and policy failure in the OxyContin nightmare | Charles Lane / Syndicated columnist

One lesson of the OxyContin disaster, which has done the most damage in Appalachia, is that small-town and rural practitioners often lack the time and...

January 21, 2019 at 11:06 pm

A political center is urgently needed | Charles Lane / Syndicated columnist

Arthur Schlesinger believed in democracy because it was the system best able peacefully and constructively channel the dangerous instincts of a fallible species.

December 30, 2018 at 5:56 pm

Our military isn’t built for partisan ﬁghts | Charles Lane / Syndicated columnist

You don't have to think Trump made the correct decision about Syria, in the correct manner — I don't — to admit that he had...

June 29, 2007 at 12:00 am

Split Roberts court cements shift to right

The Supreme Court's decision overturning school-desegregation policies culminates a fractious term in which the new Roberts court moved...

Nation & World

June 29, 2007 at 12:00 am

Supreme Court blocks mentally ill inmate’s Texas execution

The Supreme Court blocked the execution of a schizophrenic Texas death-row inmate Thursday in a ruling that makes it easier for mentally...

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June 19, 2007 at 12:00 am

IPO suit against Wall St. banks blocked

The majority agrees subjecting IPO underwriters to both antitrust and securities laws would "threaten serious harm" to the securities markets.

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November 1, 2006 at 12:00 am

Justices consider limits on punitive damages

The Supreme Court heard a tobacco company's plea for relief from a $79.5 million punitive-damages award Tuesday, in an Oregon case that...

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October 12, 2006 at 12:00 am

Supreme Court to weigh if buttons showing victim swayed jury

Tom Studer's family made a silent but powerful statement at the trial of his alleged murderer in California 11 years ago. They appeared in court...

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