FDA Makes Plan B Available Over The Counter To 15 Year Olds
The FDA has modified it’s rules on the availability of a politically controversial form of birth control.
Did The FBI Violate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Sixth Amendment Rights?
New questions about the interrogation of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
Sandra Day O’Connor: Maybe SCOTUS Should Have Stayed Out Of Bush v. Gore
Former Justice O’Connor seems to regret the fact that the Supreme Court got involved in the 2000 election. Her regrets are misplaced.
Civil Liberties In The Wake Of Boston
Are civil liberties once again at risk in the wake of the bombing attack in Boston?
The Attack In Boston Is Not Relevant To The Immigration Debate
Opponents of immigration reform are deceptively attempting to use the bombing attack in Boston to derail immigration reform.
There’s Nothing Wrong With The Fact That Tsarnaev Was Mirandized On Monday
Some on the right are complaining that Dzhokar Tsarnaev was read his Mranda rights too soon.
Dzhokhar Tsarneav Formally Charged
Less than a week after the bomb he planted at the Boston Marathon went off, Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been formally charged in Federal Court.
No, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Not An Enemy Combatant. He Is A Criminal.
The Boston Marathon bomber must be tried in a court of law.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Miranda, And The Public Safety Exception
What Miranda does and does not cover and what consequences follow if police do not comply.
Boston Bombing Suspect Won’t Be Read His Miranda Rights
A strange loophole in the law means Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be questioned without being advised of his Miranda Rights.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The In Sheep Dip – Baaaa’d Puns Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Boston Was Shutdown Today. Should It Have Been?
An American city was essentially shut down today. Was that the right thing to do?
Transgender Individidual Arrested For Exposing Breasts Jailed With Men
If you expose your breasts in rural Georgia but have a penis, jailers are liable to think you’re a dude and make fun of you.
Shooting Sprees vs Organized Terrorist Attacks
We treat violence by lone individuals differently than organized violence. Race, religion, and national origin have nothing to do with that.
