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SCOTUS Watch: Obama Leaning Towards Kagan Over Sotomayor?
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 10:43 | Comments
SCOTUS Watch: Obama Leaning Towards Kagan Over Sotomayor?

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 …

Spanish Judge Goes After Gonzo, Yoo and Crew
Saturday, 28 Mar, 2009 – 22:19 | Comments
Spanish Judge Goes After Gonzo, Yoo and Crew

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 …

Live Blog-Cast: President Obama’s 2nd Primetime News Conference
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 17:18 | Comments
Live Blog-Cast: President Obama’s 2nd Primetime News Conference

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 …

Unfiltered Volume IV: Government WILL Negotiate With Terrorists.
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 2:40 | Comments
Unfiltered Volume IV: Government WILL Negotiate With Terrorists.

There is something very important that people need to understand when thinking about the current financial situation.

On President Obama
Wednesday, 11 Mar, 2009 – 3:02 | Comments
On President Obama

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 …

A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments
Thursday, 5 Mar, 2009 – 2:59 | Comments
A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments

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 …

California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8
Wednesday, 4 Mar, 2009 – 2:58 | Comments
California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8

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 …

Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 2:52 | Comments
Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos

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 …

Waning Power of the Subpoena
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 19:05 | Comments
Waning Power of the Subpoena

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.