During Thursday night’s debate there was a strong message coming from Newt Gingrich. He believes in an imperial presidency and he isn’t backing down now: Newt Gingrich says as president he would ignore Supreme Court decisions that conflicted with his powers as commander in chief, and he would press for impeaching judges or even abolishing […]
There’s a lot of cheering going on about portions of the healthcare bill that has gone into affect, like the 2.5 million young people who recently gained coverage under the changes the bill brought forth. That is great news, but there are serious problems still out there and that could indicate this news: The poll […]
The right would have you believe that Obama will go to any lengths to try and silence dissidence, of course without proof. What they seem to forget is the great lengths the Bush administration went to in order to silence the opposing views. Now the Supreme Court is going to hear one such case: The […]
With the Supreme Court expected to make a ruling on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law next July, Democrats are starting to wonder if maybe they went a little too far: Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that the Supreme Court will rule against President Obama’s healthcare reform law. Over the last couple weeks, […]
The Supreme Court has just agreed to hear cases involving the healthcare reform law this term. They are saying that a decision would be reached by July, just in time for high gear of election season.
At the end of March an atrocity happened in the Supreme Court, one that can redefine our system of justice and put us more on track to become a third world nation governed by dictators. John Thompson was convicted of murder and robbery in the 1980’s in New Orleans. He was then sentenced to death. […]
No information as far as how the justices decisions went. This is a case stemming from the “God Hates Fags” crowd protesting a marine’s funeral. This post will be updated…. UPDATE: The decision was 8-1 with Alito dissenting.
For years law enforcement used court orders to obtain the emails of suspects. Court orders are much simpler to get than an actual warrant. Well that practice is coming to an end: The government must obtain a court warrant to require internet service providers to turn over stored e-mail to the authorities, a federal appeals […]
Today the Supreme Court ruled that states can’t impose laws hindering the gun rights: The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. By a narrow, 5-4 vote, […]
Jane Hamsher blogging today asks: Will Salazar Let BP Wait 20 Years To Compensate Gulf Fishermen? What she is referring to is the 20 years it took for compensation to come out from the Exxon-Valdez spill. The problem is this wasn’t because of the executive branch or any administration. Jane even states the reason for […]