...it's Mukasey, the former chief judge of the Southern District of New York and partner at Patterson Belknap someone and someone. He most recently made waves with an August Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he (much boiled down here) said that US courts were...
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In case any more evidence were necessary, here's yet another example of why the Supreme Court's decisions banning school admission plans that consider race were just plain wrong.UPDATE [BY SL]:.
I saw Charles Ferguson's documentary "No End in Sight" last night. Here's a clip: The film, unlike many other documentaries that have been made about Iraq, focuses not on the.
I know, I know, I am not supposed to be here today. Oh well. Rules were made to be broken.Shorter Eric Johnston in today's NY Times: Giuliani is an abortion wingnut's dream come true -- just see how he drove smut (oh and civil liberties)...
I meant to post this yesterday, but I was remiss.Today and tomorrow are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. I won't be posting as I will be observing and doing.
Bill Donohue -- yes, that Bill Donohue -- is up to his old antics again. This time, he's got Kathy Griffin in his sights. The "Life on the D-List" star.
This fall, for the third year in a row, New York's Urban Justice Center is hosting the Vendy Awards, a fundraiser cum tribute for their street vendor project, which fights for and protects the rights of NYC's 10,000 street vendors. Street vendors are an integral...
Either I missed my dear Liptak last week, or he was off for Labor Day. Either way, he's back in action today, with a column about the FISA court ,.
Damn, that man can play. But is anyone else sick of seeing him win so often and so seemingly effortlessly? I would love to see that steely shell crack just.
Some good news out of Washington: Congress voted last night to get rid of the Global Gag Rule, which denies funding to all international organizations that "perform abortions in cases other than a threat to the woman’s life, rape or incest; provide counseling and referral...
This'll get your blood boiling. Upon waking up this morning, I read this headline in the NY Times: Despite DNA Test, Prosecutor is Retrying Case.That's right. A Mississippi prosecutor is.
Amanda - in a new gig at RH Reality Check - reminds us why we have got to get rid of abstinence only programs. I wish I could have the.