Andrew Cohen
Divining the Supreme Court Health Care Arguments
The unanswered question in this case is whether the special economics of the health care market justifies the mandate here.” Andrew Cohen, a contributing editor at The Atlantic, also thought Mr. Kennedy could go either way, and suggested that reports of the mandate’s death might be ... Read more »
Gulf oil spill trial to be delayed
"The judge made the decision because he heard enough optimism from the lawyers involved in settlement talks to suggest that he'd be better off waiting on the trial<' said CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen. "Judges have that discretion always and federal judges in particular often try ... Read more »
Tenth Anniversary of Executive Memo on al Qaeda Detainees
An absorbing article by Andrew Cohen on the Atlantic’s website has reminded me that today marks a very special 10th anniversary. Ten years ago policies were established that led to Abu Ghraib, the secret C.I.A. prisons, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and torture; that led, in other ... Read more »
High court: Warrant needed for GPS tracking
CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen said today's decision was a victory for civil libertarians and a defeat for law enforcement officials who had argued that putting a GPS device on a car wasn't exactly a search under the Fourth Amendment. "Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the ... Read more »
Army officer recommends court-martial for Manning
The 24-year-old Manning is a native of Crescent, Okla. CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen reports that there was never much doubt but that the presiding officer would recommend a court-martial. because that's what those military hearings typically do when only prosecutors are presenting ... Read more »
Atlantic columnist, ’60 minutes’ analyst: IG report proves Eric Holder must resign over Fast and Fur...
Scott Applewhite) Andrew Cohen, a contributing editor at The Atlantic and legal analyst for CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” believes Attorney General Eric Holder must resign following this week’s scathing report by the Justice Department’s inspector general, which sharply criticized the ... Read more »
Supreme Court won't allow challenge to surveillance law
CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen says in this case the plaintiffs were Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. "This is a victory for the government," Cohen says. "It's a defeat for civil libertarians and others who tried to challenge these new surveillance rules. " The ... Read more »
Aurora massacre prosecutors lay out case to judge
CBS News senior legal analyst Andrew Cohen reports the prosecution has a low burden to meet at the hearing, but notes that the proceeding allows the defense an early chance to evaluate the strength of the state's case and to question law enforcement officials. "It's likely to be dramatic ... Read more »
Pelsoi Applauds Court Ruling That Defense Of Marriage Act Is Unconstitutional
CBS News senior legal analyst Andrew Cohen said the Supreme Court could take up the case as early as its next term, which usually begins in October. “This is a big deal,” said Cohen. “It’s the first federal appeals court to strike down the federal law, and it did so unanimously ... Read more »
In Pennsylvania, the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation Delays
In Pennsylvania, the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation Delays - Andrew Cohen - The Atlantic In Pennsylvania, the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation Delays - Andrew Cohen - The Atlantic While Republicans and the White House dawdle on uncontroversial judicial nominations, real people suffer ... Read more »
Federal Judge Trashes the Legal Profession for 'Antipathy' Toward the Military
Federal Judge Trashes the Legal Profession for 'Antipathy' Toward the Military - Andrew Cohen - The Atlantic He thinks lawyers take pro bono work and challenge government policy as ways to act out against the armed services. How many other judges share his extreme views? It wasn't just what 2nd ... Read more »
Under A Blood Red Sky
The Internet says it is 4840 days and 19.3 miles from Columbine High School, the scene of Colorado's last famous massacre, to the Century Aurora 16 movie theater, the scene of its latest one. If I look today out to the west, I can remember the stricken faces of the parents on April 20, 1999 as ... Read more »
Missing the point on Fast and Furious
The first comes to us courtesy of Andrew Cohen at The Atlantic. An early indicator to look for is the often repeated array of adjectives which these critics of the critics of the program use when describing it. Cohen goes with “failed gun-running sting.” He later ups the ante ... Read more »
Andrew Cohen: Nicholas Katzenbach, Unsung Hero of America's Desegregation
Andrew Cohen is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and legal analyst for 60 Minutes. He is also chief analyst and legal editor for CBS Radio News and has won a Murrow Award as one of the nation's leading legal analysts and commentators. When we think back upon the Civil Rights ... Read more »
Steinbeck Family Outraged Texas Judge Cited 'Of Mice and Men' in Execution Ruling
of 61, was executed by the state of Texas on Tuesday night, after the Supreme Court refused to accept the argument that the killing violated the constitutional ban on “cruel and unusual punishments.” As the legal analyst Andrew Cohen explains on The Atlantic’s Web site, the execution of ... Read more »
Mariano Rivera's Midwest Waterloo?
There are also the usual doom-y articles on the decline of horse-racingto be fair, The Atlantic’s Andrew Cohen makes a convincing case for the sport’s messy state which everyone will tune out for at least a brief while on Saturday. But by and large, and more so than in years past, the ... Read more »
Senate reaches deal on judicial nominations
As CBS News Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen points out, eight of the 17 nominees in question had been unanimously voted out of the Judiciary Committee, and six more had only been opposed by one Republican - Utah's Mike Lee, who responded to Mr. Obama's January recess appointments, which ... Read more »
Ruling on Calif. gay marriage ban due from court
8 supporters no doubt will mention if they don't get the ruling they want from San Francisco," CBS News senior legal analyst Andrew Cohen said. The three-judge panel, consisting of judges appointed by President Carter, President Clinton and President George W. Bush, heard arguments on ... Read more »
Angelina Jolie's cancer decision highlights row over genetic technology
" wrote Andrew Cohen in Atlantic magazine. The issue of patents and genetic technology is one of growing importance as a flood of companies enter the booming sector and scientific advances allow more and more advanced genetic manipulation. So far the supreme court has shown a willingness ... Read more »
Boston Filled With Love After Tragedy
Journalist Andrew Cohen wrote in The Atlantic said it best: “No bombing can ever take away what Boston means to the men and women whose lives have been shaped by it over the generations. No tragedy can ever take away Patriots' Day, or the Marathon, or the city's pride and relief in ... Read more »
