Courts

Retirement Friday!

John Paul Stevens and Rep. Bart Stupak are both headed for the exit.

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| Fri Apr. 9, 2010 8:20 AM PDT

Shot in the Heart: Death Row Prisoner in Utah Can Choose His Execution Method

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| Thu Apr. 8, 2010 2:23 PM PDT

Greenspan: Ideology Meant Nothing

Greenspan, the fallen sage of free market, says ideology had no impact on his job. Huh?

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| Wed Apr. 7, 2010 8:52 AM PDT

Celebs Recolonize Africa

Naomi Campbell's African activism has hit a few rough patches. She's not alone.

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| Wed Apr. 7, 2010 8:05 AM PDT

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Obama "Committed" To Net Neutrality Despite Court Ruling

Comcast won a battle today. But the administration is ready for the long-haul.

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| Tue Apr. 6, 2010 1:00 PM PDT

Blogs from the Big House

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| Tue Apr. 6, 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Fred Karger's Fight for Gay Rights

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| Mon Apr. 5, 2010 6:20 AM PDT

Bill O'Reilly Performs a Mitzvah

The Fox News pundit steps in to pay legal fees for a fallen Marine's father who was done wrong by a hate-spouting "church."

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| Thu Apr. 1, 2010 4:47 PM PDT

Feds Sue KBR Over Iraq Bills

Lawyers for the US government finally draw a line in the sand over (some of) the war contractor's outrageous expenses in Iraq.

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| Thu Apr. 1, 2010 2:39 PM PDT

Oregon Will Fight...for Health Bill

Oregon prepares its own battle on Obama's health care bill—fighting for reform.

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| Thu Apr. 1, 2010 8:10 AM PDT

Judge: Warrantless Wiretaps Were Illegal

Even the "state secrets" privilege couldn't help the government this time.

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| Wed Mar. 31, 2010 2:25 PM PDT

GOP Rep Wants to Ban Elections

A congressman says health care reform usurped the power of the people—and the only way to get it back is to repeal the people's right to elect US senators.

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| Tue Mar. 23, 2010 4:36 PM PDT

Healthcare and the Supreme Court

Is the individual mandate unconstitutional?

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| Tue Mar. 23, 2010 8:39 AM PDT

The Other Burn Pits

Ever heard of Area 51?

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| Wed Mar. 17, 2010 9:42 AM PDT

This War is Different

Just because the government says they're enemy combatants doesn't make it so.

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| Thu Mar. 11, 2010 12:14 PM PST

No Deal on Gitmo

Nor on anything else, most likely.

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| Mon Mar. 8, 2010 11:36 AM PST

The Right's Latest Derangement

Where do they get this stuff?

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| Thu Mar. 4, 2010 12:16 PM PST

Samantar Speaks

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| Wed Mar. 3, 2010 7:45 AM PST

Is Neal Katyal a Terrorist Sympathizer?

No.

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| Mon Mar. 1, 2010 5:05 AM PST

The Al Qaeda Quartet

If you teach a terrorist to sing, are you supporting terrorism? Sonia Sotomayor wants to know.

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| Thu Feb. 25, 2010 3:25 PM PST