Poilticos Who Went From Rah-Rah to Vote-Vote
May 18th, 2012
Citizens United Foes John McCain, Sheldon Whitehouse Take Argument To Supreme Court
May 18th, 2012
WASHINGTON -- In an all-out broadside against the current state of campaign finance, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) submitted a brief on Friday morning urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand Montana's century-old ban on corporate money in political campaigns despite the court's Citizens United ruling two years ago declaring unconstitutional a similar federal law ...
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Justice Breyer Victim of Second Burglary
May 18th, 2012
Justice Stephen Breyer's Washington home was burglarized earlier this month, the second time he has been a victim of a crime this year, the New York Times reports.
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Court weighs health law’s requirement that states expand their Medicaid programs
May 18th, 2012
Several Supreme Court justices this afternoon indicated skepticism that making states expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income individuals under President Obama’s health care law amounts to coercion, as states suing the federal government argued. In the third and final day of hearings on the fate of Obama’s signature domestic achievement, Paul Clement, the lawyer representing 26 states ...
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Day 2 analysis: The Supreme Court justices debate the health insurance mandate
May 18th, 2012
The Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act got to the heart of the matter Tuesday morning: Is it constitutional for the federal government to require most Americans to purchase health insurance? The debate was heated at times, meandering at others. We asked our panel of health law professors to help us dissect the arguments.
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'Sodomy is not a civil right': Actually, it is, say experts
May 17th, 2012
Law experts are taking issue with a Virginia legislator’s comment that “sodomy is not a civil right” in explaining why he opposed a gay prosecutor’s bid to become a judge.
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Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again
May 17th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with a machete, recently was the victim of a burglary at his residence in Washington, a court spokeswoman said on Thursday. Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said no one was home at the time of the burglary, which was discovered May 4 by a housekeeper. The Washington, D.C ...
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Justice Breyer Robbed Again
May 17th, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has been robbed again. This time a housekeeper discovered that his Georgetown home had been burglarized while no one was home on May 4th. The DC police is currently investigating the matter a court spokesperson said. It was only...
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Justice Breyer Is Robbed Again
May 17th, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has been robbed again. This time a housekeeper discovered that his Georgetown home had been burglarized while no one was home on May 4th. The DC police is currently investigating the matter a court spokesperson said. It was only...
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Confusion aplenty, without a doubt
May 17th, 2012
It was quite recently that the violins struck up an old favourite: ''Innocent Until Proven Guilty.'' Defenders of public figures who fall foul of some awful accusation drown out the mischief with a rousing rendition.
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