Tag Archives: court

NSA still wants to collect records without probable cause

03/27/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Except for the definition and mechanism of proving treason, no area of the Constitution addressing the rights of all persons when the government is pursuing them is more specific than the Fourth Amendment. The linchpin of that specificity is the…

Freedom for me, but not for thee — Dianne Feinstein, the CIA and you

03/20/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Initially, I was gratified to learn that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was unafraid to take on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over the issue of domestic spying. The CIA is limited by its…

Kerry Kennedy drugged-driving trial opens in New York

02/24/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Nov. 21, 2013: In this file photo, Kerry Kennedy speaks during a presentation of the RFK Human Rights Award on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Kerry Kennedy swerved her Lexus into a truck and kept driving…

EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard

11/24/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
In this July 7, 2010 file photo, an EPA worker looks at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill which seeped into a marsh in Waveland, Miss. (Reuters) A river runs through it — and Uncle Sam isn’t far behind. That’s…

What Same-Sex marriage decisions tell us about America, Constitution

06/26/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Molly Wagner participate in a rally for rights for gay couples in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP2013) The preservation of explicit inequality in the law is hard to defend and…

Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice’s cousin

03/26/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Chief Justice John Roberts. (AP) Today, the Supreme Court considered a case about whether voters in a state can pass a law that arguably violates the Constitution of the United States of America. ; The case about to decide the…

Voters Reject Divisive GOP Strategy. Can Obama And The House Deliver The Compromises The Electorate Wants?

11/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Why Obama Won: Hispanics, Millenials Were The Difference Joel Kotkin Contributor Fiscal Future, Thy Name is Sequester Tim Ferguson Forbes Staff Obama Victory Could Spell End Of Conservative Supreme Court Daniel Fisher Forbes Staff Supporters…

People Speak: Is California’s death penalty costing too much in lives, money?

09/28/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Gil Garcetti is walking in downtown Los Angeles in front of a building he is very familiar with. He is standing outside the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, a place he spent 32 years prosecuting dozens of death penalty cases.…

Enkhbayar Not Receiving Proper Medical Attention

08/17/2012 Published on Forbes.com
In an article yesterday, I highlighted the various ways in which former President Enkhbayar’s trial has been corrupted by both the court system and President Elbegdorj’s political vendetta. Enkhbayar was most certainly not presumed innocent until proven guilty and many…

Enkhbayar Not Receiving Proper Medical Attention

Published on Forbes.com
In an article yesterday, I highlighted the various ways in which former President Enkhbayar’s trial has been corrupted by both the court system and President Elbegdorj’s political vendetta. Enkhbayar was most certainly not presumed innocent until proven guilty and many…