Advice and Consent Is Not Optional
The bipartisan abuse of recess appointments flouts the Constitution's checks and balances.
Law & Government
California's Third Carbon Auction Raises about $280 Million
That's enough for, like, 20 feet of high-speed rail, right?
Healthcare Workers Strike at Five California Hospitals
They say it's over staffing, but management says it's over pension contributions
Sen. Hatch Strikes Deal to Support Immigration Bill
Will make it easier for high-tech companies to hire foreign temp workers
Tim Cook Tells Senate Apple Pays All The Taxes It Owes
Senate subcommittee targeting Apple for "tax avoidance"
Second Federal Immigration Employees Union Comes Out Against Immigration Reform Bill
Citing national security concerns
Jury That Included Caroline Kennedy Acquits Drug Dealer
Took one hour to find Nelson Chatman not guilty of dealing crack cocaine
Senate Finance Committee To Question Former IRS Chief
Douglas Shulman was the IRS commissioner when the targeting of conservative groups took place
Now that the Obama Administration Has Alienated Most Journalists, Does the Phone Privacy Bill Have Legs?
It probably won't really help protect leaks, but it's a start
Sen. McConnell Says the White House Has a Culture of Intimidation
Claims that the IRS scandal is only the most recent example
Congress Not Addressing the Obamacare Individual Mandate
Despite a lot of chatter on Capitol Hill
A New Kind of Republican
Congressman Justin Amash discusses libertarian foreign policy, Austrian economics, civil liberties, abortion, and more.
John Doe Company Sues 15 John Doe IRS Agents Over 10 Million Allegedly Seized Medical Records in California
including "every state judge in California" the lawsuit claims
Sixth Circuit Tosses Strip Club's Lawsuit Against Restrictions on Billboards, Already Ruled on the Issue
Court isn't sure why the lawsuit was even brought up
Congress Demands Answers Over Google Glass and Privacy
Should focus on the civil rights violations from government instead
Ousted IRS Chief Says Mistakes Were Not Caused By Partisanship
Not what it looks like, says Steven Miller
Germany "Pulling Plug" on Drone Program to Avoid "a horror without end"
Costs, continental regulations blamed
Latest Democratic Gun Control Bill Inspired by James Bond
Call for guns that technologically can be used only by their owners
Federal Court Slams Obama's Use of Recess Appointment Power
The president's bad week just got worse.
WI Lawmakers Approve Bill Limiting Court Injunctions Against State Laws
Battle of the branches
White House Asks Sen. Schumer to Reintroduce Press Shield Law
The one with big exemptions for national security?
Balitmore Police Sued for Destroying Citizen's Video Footage
Oh, and also allegedly beating her
NOM to Sue IRS over Donor Leak
Group opposing gay marriage recognition had information passed along to opponents
N.H. City Sues 'Robin Hood' Meter Feeders
Run around stopping citizens from getting parking tickets
Judgment in Disabled Workers Case Cut from $240 Million to $1.6 Million
The law mandates a cap
Regulations Have Spiked Under Obama Administration
According to Congressional Research Service, as well as every single American
Senate Panel Rejects Effort to Stifle Immigration in Reform Bill
Jeff Sessions' proposed caps get bipartisan thumbs down
Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $2.9 Billion More for Schools
Projects a surplus, but warning signs show an upcoming drop in tax revenue
Adopted Parents Sue over Child's Sex-Assignment Surgery
Born with both genitals, surgeons selected the female anatomy, but now he acts and lives as a boy
