Police forced 44-year-old Teddy Pittman facedown on the road at gunpoint after mistaking him for a fugitive. When they let him go, they slapped him with a traffic ticket.
The answer is likely "no" for US military action so far, because it is a defense against attack. But a broader conflict or one of much longer duration would be different.
Step 1: Become president. That's the hardest part.
Bureaucracy vs. freedom in outer space
In killing Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia, the state would be using him as a "test subject," Smith's lawyers argue.
A decade ago, DeSantis was supporting real efforts at reforming Social Security. Now, he's refusing to even acknowledge the problem.
That's bad news for Americans.
"The First Amendment prevents DeSantis from identifying a reform prosecutor and then suspending him to garner political benefit," U.S. Circuit Judge Jill Pryor wrote.
As one appeals court judge pointed out, Trump's defense could literally let a president get away with murder.
Republican lawmakers criticized the former NIH official for playing "semantics" about lab leaks and gain-of-function research during closed-door congressional testimony this week.
How much public money will be used remains unclear. The consensus answer seems to be "a lot."
Government is "promoting bad behavior," says Sen. Rand Paul. He's right.
The state Senate bill, which is extremely similar to another House proposal, aims to scrap major First Amendment protections in defamation cases.
Hackers are helping tractor owners “jailbreak” their equipment in order to repair it.
The state's law, which a federal judge enjoined last month, prohibits firearms in most public places.
Only one justice indicated any interest in premature consideration of state-law climate change lawsuits.
Gavin Newsom supported a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in California but rejected a social consumption measure.
The post is by prominent Israeli legal scholar Ronit Levine-Schnur (University of Tel Aviv).
The clients get a confusing maze and a lot of incentives to stay on welfare.
More than 20 people died while in custody of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department last year.
The statistic, compiled by watchdog group Good Jobs First, only takes into account "megadeals" involving at least $50 million in subsidies.
The United Federation of Teachers argues that the near-5,000 page environmental report on New York's congestion pricing plan isn't thorough enough.
Republican senators say the change is "mind-bending and deeply concerning."
The panel covered many cases and featured views many would not expect at a Fed Soc event.
As we step into 2024, it's crucial to adopt a more informed perspective on these dubious claims.
The federal government is borrowing money at a mind-spinning rate, and you can't blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic anymore.
Beware the “Equality Model” of sex work law reform in 2024.
A system for encouraging cooperation by crime victims was allegedly turned into a means of producing visa fraud.
Judge Aiken's reckless defiance of legal rules is turning the "Kids Climate Case" into a zombie climate case.
A state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking clarification on Idaho's vague abortion ban can move forward, despite dismissing some of the suit's claims.
The Supreme Court judges Eighth Amendment cases with "evolving standards of decency." Some conservative jurists don't like it.
Even though only one very specific version of the character is free to use, it still represents a positive step for creative expression.
How Florida’s legacy of slow-growth laws is holding back its post-COVID boom.
Letting state officials determine whether a candidate has "engaged in insurrection" opens a huge can of worms.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.
The weird story of Victor Berger, the Espionage Act, and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
And some good news, after all.
Claims of the Act's success at recovering imperiled species are vastly overstated, especially on private land.
William D. Eggers discusses what he's learned about making the government less intrusive.
Instead of indulging in politically risky sedition prosecutions of the black press, the government relied on indirect methods of behind-the-scenes manipulation and intimidation.
The court is silent on whether it would be OK to take him to Houston in July.
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
A rare federal court decision denying Younger abstention.
The former Attorney General disagrees with me on whether state and local government climate change lawsuits belong in federal court.
The reason is a combination of the general structure of our legal system and the original meaning of Section 3.
His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.
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