Articles & Editorials

John is a frequent contributor to the Star-Ledger and the New York Times, with essays and op-ed columns on legal and political issues. His article on the Patriot Act, “At Freedom’s Edge,” was part of a Star-Ledger series that was awarded the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award for outstanding legal reporting in 2006. Below are some of his recent compositions.

The New York Times:

How 12/25 was Like 9/11 (January 5, 2010)

Playing Chicken With Suicide Bombers (September 26, 2009)

Prosecutors Gone Wild (April 2, 2009)

Real Heroes, Fake Stories (September 13, 2008)

This Defense Won't Rest (March 13, 2008)

A Terror Threat in the Courts (January 13, 2008)

Right Trial, Wrong Defendant (April 11, 2006) 

Listen Up, Deer Reader: Lessons, From an Animal, on Animal Control and Sprawl 
(October 27, 2002)

Q&A with U.S. News & World Report

The Washington Book Club by Jessica Rettig

 Q&A with Time.com

A New Look at the 9/11 Commission