Recess Appointment

05/09/2013

Sen. Ron Johnson explains how not to be poor. Skips the "marrying into wealth" angle that he used to become a multi-millionaire.

...and then, get this, ...

25/07/2013

Ugh. It's not just the big banks that are stealing from people.

Unfortunately, this phenomenon isn't as rare as one would hope.

29/06/2013

This week’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder overturned Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which mandated federal oversight of changes in voting procedure in jurisdictions that have a history of using a “test or device” to impede enfranchisement. Here is one example of such...

28/06/2013

Some quick thoughts on the week in the law

My this was a busy week. Here's a list of the big-ticket stories that struck my fancy this week.

13/06/2013

Federal monitors for the NYPD on the table if stop and frisk declared unconstitutional.

11/06/2013

Nick and Joe talk all about the NSA this week, covering the surveillance state, the legal fate of Edward Snowden, what an ideal balance might entail, and why Glenn Greenwald gets so mad about this ...

06/06/2013

A lot has happened while the gang was away. Joe and Nick discuss the President's national security speech hinting at a reformed War on Terror and new drone usage policy unveiled right before anothe...

06/06/2013

Three politicians joined law firms, and not as lobbyists! It may be the apocalypse.

30/04/2013

My latest over at Above the Law - a federal judge goes comedian and inserts as much double entendre as humanly possible into this opinion

To the Judge: I see what you did there...

24/04/2013

For everyone who gave him the "but I support his stance on drones" pass.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who filibustered for 13 hours in March 2013 against the idea of using military drone technology against U.S. citizens, said he supported them being used against criminal suspects in an interview with Fox Business Channel on Monday.

19/04/2013

Of course.

A pair of Republican lawmakers who voted against federal aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy are now looking for federal aid in the wake of the deadly explosion in West, Texas.

17/04/2013

Barney Frank makes an important point and while some may say it is too soon to bring it up, it is something that needs to be discussed.