The Obama Justice Department is siding against historians trying to protect the confidentiality of their sources.
I have been only peripherally aware of the trial–and then only in the way that I’m aware of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and reality TV.
A Florida jury has found Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her daughter. The criminal justice system works.
Cory Maye has spent ten years on death row after a trial tainted by racism and corruption. In a few days, he will be free.
A few liberal law professors say Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should resign now so President Obama can pick her successor.
While it’s always dangerous to extrapolate too much from high profile cases to the system as a whole, the strange case of Dominque Strauss-Kahn practically invites it.
The New York Times keeps digging up new facts about yesterday’s shocking reversal in the Dominque Strauss-Kahn case.
Further thoughts on Dominique Strauss-Kahn and our justice system.
A Federal Appeals Court struck down an Amendment to the Michigan Constitution today as unconstitutional.
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released on his own recognizance and freed from house arrest after credibility issues surfaced with the woman who alleged sexual assault.
Remember Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the arrogant French aristocrat whose career was ended by a courageous chambermaid, shedding light on a corrupt social system? A funny thing happened on the way to the slammer.
House and Senate Republicans are pushing a Balanced Budget Amendment. It sounds like a good idea, but it isn’t.
Is it worse for a child to see pornography or graphic violence?
The first Appeals Court decision on the Affordable Care Act was a victory for the government.
Does a little known provision in the 14th Amendment make the entire debt ceiling debate irrelevant?
When Tom Petty found out Michele Bachmann was using his “American Girl” to introduce campaign events, he issued a letter saying, in essence, “Don’t do me like that.”
Another major campaign finance case from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.
Jack Kirby’s heir are trying to posthumously renegotiate half-century old deals with Marvel.
A setback for Planned Parenthood opponents.
For the second time in two weeks, copyright lawsuit mill Righthaven has suffered a loss in Federal Court.
As of June 17, Sarah Palin is a registered US trademark, serial number 85-170,226.
An important employment law decision today from the Supreme Court.
President Obama overruled his top legal advisors in deciding that the Libya operation does not amount to “hostilities” under the War Powers Act.
The Obama Administration tells Congress that it doesn’t need to comply with the War Powers Act because the Act does not apply to the mission in Libya.
Dennis Kucinich and nine other Members of Congress are suing the President. They won’t get very far.
David Rittgers, a legal policy analyst at the Cato Institute who served three tours in Afghanistan as a special forces officer, laments the militarization of police in America.
Can gay soldiers now get married and receive the same federal benefits as heterosexuals?
A very provocative decision on same-sex marriage from an unlikely source.
Where’s the line when a public figure interacts with a teenage fan?
Clearly there’s a large ambiguity in the Constitutional gap between the two separate war-related powers of Congress and the Executive. The WPA can be seen as an attempt to resolve it but can’t if it’s unconstitutional.
It was a good day in Court for opponents of the Affordable Care Act.