Articles tagged with: Government
Perusing the numerous legal blogs out there, I came across an interesting article about who Obama will choose for the next SCOTUS appointee. The blogger, E.J. Dionne over at the Washington Post, has come to …
So the Spanish are on a crusade to go after some Bush-Era players as a result of five Spanish citizens alleging that they were tortured in Gitmo. Judge Baltasar Garzon is on a mission that …
8:09 EST: The first question was a good one, and I don’t think the President answered it to the point of satisfying me. The question was essentially why we should give such broad economic powers …
There is something very important that people need to understand when thinking about the current financial situation.
President Obama has ascended to power with much fanfare, and for good reason. His rise was meteoric. He was a junior senator before he became President. He is African American (though still half white). He …
Three hours to argue same-sex marriage. Heavy stuff here folks. This is going to be a state con-law gunslinging show, and the players are all showing up with their game faces on. Here are some …
Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the now-infamous Proposition 8. For those visitors from other parts of the country, or our international friends, here is a quick summary of what Proposition …
Recently, the now infamous memos issued by the administration of Former President George W. Bush were released by President Obama to the public. These memos were issued in the days following the horrific attacks on …
As I spend more and more time in the legal community, there has been one thing that I’ve noticed occur seemingly more often than in the past. Now, this is probably not true, it just shows my age and the time I have actually spent engaged in following stories like this. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the power of the subpoena, the primary tool of the American Court system to bring forth those who have important testimony or documentation, has seen a decline in power. How so? Keep reading to find out.
