Outside the Beltway

NSA Metadata coming to a courtroom near you?

Not surprisingly, Edward Snowden has been formally charged in connection with the leak of classified NSA documents.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

President Obama’s poll numbers seem to be suffering under the weight of nearly two months of scandals and/ media attention.

Did President Obama’s comments about taking a tough stand on military sexual assault constitute “undue influence” on specific cases? One military judge says that they did.

Outrage over leaks like those that Edward Snowden makes doesn’t exist when its politicians doing the leaking.

One Congressman thinks it would be a good idea to treat journalists as criminals.

Exploring data from 33 years’ of FISA reports to Congress

The ACLU is suing over the NSA’s data mining. Does it really have a chance?

The Administration has accepted reality in its fight against a ruling that made the “morning after” pill available regardless of age.

Will voters care about the revelations about NSA data mining? Signs point to no.

The government has your cell phone and credit card records. What can they do with that information?

The NSA’s data mining project is about more than just subpoenas for cell phone records.

President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.

Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress is leading to accusations of perjury, but the argument that he did so seem pretty weak.

Once again, national security wins and privacy loses.

Republicans should reject the calls to call for a Special Prosecutor to investigate the unfolding scandals in Washington.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leaks is threatening freedom of the press.

The GOP’s latest investigatory crusade could end up backfiring on them.

The man some of called America’s toughest Sheriff has been dealt a setback by a Federal Judge.

Darrell Issa’s Committee seems headed for a battle over the Fifth Amendment.

So far, three weeks of bad news hasn’t really had much of an impact on the public’s view of how President Obama is handling his job.

A top IRS official will reportedly invoke her 5th Amendment rights rather than testify before Congress tomorrow.

Senior DOJ officials from the previous three administrations back the Obama DOJ’s controversial subpoenaing of AP conversations.

After many attempts to manufacture grand scandals out of very little, Republicans may finally have a legitimate outrage on their hands.

Just how serious was the leak that the Associated Press reported on last May?

President Obama faces some perilous times ahead now that his Administration is under fire.

A starting point for two important stories.

The FDA has modified it’s rules on the availability of a politically controversial form of birth control.

Some on the right are complaining that Dzhokar Tsarnaev was read his Mranda rights too soon.

Less than a week after the bomb he planted at the Boston Marathon went off, Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been formally charged in Federal Court.

What Miranda does and does not cover and what consequences follow if police do not comply.

A strange loophole in the law means Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be questioned without being advised of his Miranda Rights.

A new report confirms that the United States did engage in torture in the wake of the September 11th attacks.