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Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen is a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He is also the Commentary and Analysis Editor at The Marshall Project, legal analyst for 60 Minutes, and chief analyst and legal editor for CBS Radio News.

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The message to these judges could not be clearer: go ahead and impose those parole-less life sentences without digging too deep into the rehabilitative promise of teenagers and don’t worry about having us later tell you that you’ve gone too far. (Photo: Getty/powerofforeve)

Supreme Court: Let's Make It Easier for Judges to Send Teenagers to Die in Prison

The judicial counterrevolution to juvenile sentencing reform is here, arriving in a regressive decision about a teenager condemned to life without parole.

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The Completely Predictable Death of Jeffrey Epstein

If you are shocked by a jail suicide you aren’t paying attention to the grim conditions of incarceration in America.

Andrew Cohen ·

The GOP’s initial line of attack won’t last long beyond the corridors of the White House and Fox News. (Image: Hero Images)

When a Bill to Revive Democracy Is Called an Ode to Socialism

The Republican response to the For the People Act is ultimately about white supremacy, argues Brennan Center Fellow Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen ·

What’s harder to understand about what we are seeing is precisely what Whitaker has done to otherwise deserve the promotion he has just received. (Image: Steve Pope/Getty)

The Case for Matthew Whitaker Grows Weaker by the Day

He was hired to protect Trump from Mueller, and he’s not qualified to lead the DOJ

Andrew Cohen ·

Tomorrow we’ll have hours of meandering questions from senators and meaningless responses from the nominee, who will say all the things we’ve come to expect from Supreme Court nominees. (Image: Getty)

The Kavanaugh Hearings Are an Egregious Abuse of Power

The Republican effort to thwart any thorough examination of Kavanaugh’s record is just as cynical as blocking Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination

Andrew Cohen ·

The Overton Window and Trump's Judges

Trump’s judicial nominees have been so extreme that what was once considered beyond the pale is now acceptable.

Andrew Cohen ·

US Supreme Court

Justice Kennedy Is the Bulwark Against a Conservative Counterrevolution

Should he leave the Supreme Court anytime soon, Kennedy’s successor is likely to eliminate the judicial branch as an effective check-and-balance on partisan power.

Andrew Cohen ·

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