Orly Taitz Is Trying to Sue Me, I Think
It’s hard to be sure.
Executive Branch
Insane Clown Posse Sues FBI
The following statement appears today on the Insane Clown Posse's official website: Hertz Schram PC … on behalf of Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records, has filed suit against the FBI in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Intelligence Community Agrees to Let Senator Mention It Broke the Law
Yes, we're well down the path to a police state, but let us stop and smell the roses along the way. Thus shall we make the process of enslavement at least mildly entertaining. Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, members…
Professor: Maybe Secret Legal Memos Are Secret Because They Suck
If your work is secret, why does it have to be good?
NSA: Can’t Tell You Who We Spy On; That Would Violate Their Privacy
Dear Senator Wyden and Senator Udall: Thank you for your 4 May 2012 letter requesting that my office and the National Security Agency Inspector General determine the feasibility of estimating "how many people inside the United States have had their…
This Particular Circus Act Was Not a Crowd-Pleaser
This happened: Two Border Patrol agents have been put on paid leave after audience members complained they engaged in a sex act while attending a Cirque du Soleil theater performance in San Diego County. *** [According to a witness,] the pair…
AG Sort of Explains When and Why the President Could Drop a Bomb on You
In case you missed it, the Attorney General of the United States spent a little time yesterday discussing the circumstances under which the President could order your death without having a trial or even having charged you with any crime….
Feinstein Bill a Great Step Forward for the Illusion of Civil Rights
While most people were getting ready for New Year's, President Obama was happily signing the National Defense Authorization Act (as Jonathan Turley discusses here). As you may recall, the NDAA contains a hilarious provision that requires anyone accused of terrorism to be detained…
Governor Praises Legislature for Mountain-Lion-Stuffing Bill
Here's the right way to use a "signing statement": To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing SB 769, which allows for a dead mountain lion to be stuffed and displayed. This presumably important bill earned overwhelming support [from] both…
For Christmas, Your Government Will Explain Why It’s Legal to Kill You
Ha! Just kidding! It won't tell you that. That's classified! Plaintiffs The New York Times Company, Charlie Savage, and Scott Shane (jointly, "NYT"), by their undersigned attorney, allege for their Complaint: 1. This is an action under the Freedom of Information…