The next Attorney General will likely see their nomination taken up by Senators who will not be in office past December. That’s somewhat disturbing, but it’s become all too common in Washington.
One of last members of President Obama’s original cabinet is stepping aside.
Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.
A victory for Federalism and sanity in the War On Drugs.
Two news items yesterday advanced in some small measure the protection of journalists from having to reveal sources under Court Order.
Perhaps some justice for the casualties in the War On Drugs
Despite the fact that she asserted her right against self-incrimination, a House Committee has voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify.
Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.
President Obama’s new rules for killing Americans with drones are proving inconvenient.
The House GOP leadership’s principles are a good start, but it’s unclear if they can make it past the anti “amnesty” crowd that seems to dominate the GOP.
Chief Justice Roberts is sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the public defender program.
Does the Attorney General really think advocacy is a crime?
President Obama has decided not to enforce a law. This is most unusual and somewhat disturbing.
Reports of the death of the Voting Rights Act have been greatly exaggerated.
The Attorney General wants to fight the war on drugs less stupidly.
President Obama has once again weighed in on the Trayvon Martin case in a personal manner.
Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress is leading to accusations of perjury, but the argument that he did so seem pretty weak.
Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?
A top IRS official will reportedly invoke her 5th Amendment rights rather than testify before Congress tomorrow.
Just how serious was the leak that the Associated Press reported on last May?
What Miranda does and does not cover and what consequences follow if police do not comply.
One Virginia Republican Member of Congress recently got a lesson in what going against the GOP’s hyperpartisan atmosphere feels like.
The Obama White House is not ruling out targeted strikes against Americans inside American territory.
The Obama Administration has given us a peek at its legal arguments for targeted killings and they are troubling to say the least.
President Obama’s recent statements on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not consistent with his own Administration’s policies.
A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.
It’s been two months since the President has taken questions from the reporters who cover him.
Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.
A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.
