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CIVIL RIGHTS

Legal Lens documentaries

Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.

Joan Vennochi
Wanted: allies in the fight for disability rights
The biggest obstacle to progress in achieving victories for greater accessibility may come from those who do nothing.

Nancy Gertner, Martin F. Murphy, and Michael Keating
Prosecutors’ excessive zeal during the Tsarnaev trial
Their overreach during the first trial may now require a second one.

James T. Brett
Let’s celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by reforming it
We can’t gloss over the fact that our national policies and programs are contributing to promises deferred for people with disabilities.

LETTERS
The GOP’s moral trap
Voter suppression persists, with Republican support.

EDITORIAL
Who will police Springfield’s cops?
The DOJ, in its 27-months-long investigation, found that officers in Springfield’s narcotics unit routinely escalated encounters with civilians when there was no need and used excessive force.

Abdallah Fayyad
The flawed logic of Trump’s ‘law and order’ campaign
Stoking white fear might not work this election cycle.

IDEAS | S.I. Rosenbaum
The radicalization of the leaf blower
What started as a joke became the iconic "Leaf Blower Dads."

Donald K. Stern
Trump’s Portland strategy makes everyone less safe
When Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr threaten to send in federal law enforcement to various cities, it undermines the rationale and effectiveness of federal initiatives.

JEFF JACOBY
The ballpark is no place for the national anthem
If there were no "Star-Spangled Banner" before games, the protests couldn’t be tarred as unpatriotic.

Renée Graham
Biden must choose a Black woman for vice president
In this perilous moment, no one else can speak more eloquently from the lived experience of battling racism and sexism, of working to uphold the fragile promises of our democracy.