Justice Thomas issues a ruling in an age discrimination case that (1) was not briefed or raised as an issue by the parties (2) changes settled law...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/schools.abuse/ A Texas woman tearfully recounted the death of her foster child at the hands of a...
As we move into summer, we'll get more interesting Supreme Court cases, including the possibility of the conservatives throwing out the Voting...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121101655.html The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously yesterday...
Bloomberg Unveils Plan for Merit Pay for Teachers The Bloomberg administration and the New York City teachers union after months of...
I wasn't sure where to put this, but I found it an intriguing op-ed article. Truth be told, I thought of Mass Ref and his reaction. It's a...
Dannytoone claims the amendment means the federal government isn't allowed to pass laws like the minimum wage and social security. Not...
I can't seem to find this on MLSNet. Does anyone know the schedule of the playoff games? Particularly, what weekend will the divisional...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/washington/27cnd-gonzales.html?hp Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2983121 The indictment thread has run its course so I'll take the honor of starting the new thread....
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/22/edwards.2008/index.html Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday his wife's cancer...
Hastert Will Step Down House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) will not seek reelection to the Republican leadership when his members return as a...
The last thing Dems need is a controversial court ruling to stop their momentum just a few weeks away from the November elections. Ruling is...
After Pat's Birthday Pat Tillman's brother in his first public comments since Pat's funeral (I think). A pretty scathing (perhaps...
In the last week of the Supreme Court term a number of hotly contested cases will be decided, many of them with split majorities. On monday, we...
The original thread was closed, but there's more news today. Here's what I posted somewhere in the previous 500 posts: The least...
Try giving your knee-jerk response to this case before reading how the Supreme Court decided. Husband and wife are quarreling. Wife moves out...
The Bush Administration pushed through reforms to the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act that make it harder for disabled children to...
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=35011 The New York Times on Thursday examined health savings accounts, which...
Congress passes lawsuit shield for gun industry WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress gave the gun lobby its top legislative priority Thursday, passing a...
Like many people who just say the West is down this year, I had a theory that San Jose may not be as strong as their numbers show. Here's some...
Oregon Supreme Court Nullifies Gay Marriage Licenses The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to...
Eric Rudolph planned to detonate five bombs on successive days during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to force the cancellation of the Games in hopes of...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/01/scotus.ten.commandments/index.html Talk about a can of worms. I can't wait to read about the kinds of...
Charge Padilla or Free Him, Judge Says A federal judge on Monday ordered the Bush administration to either charge or release an American...