Women Can’t Vote in Sistersville
At least according to the city charter.
Constitutional Law
And No Warrants Shall Issue, Unless the King Says So
In what is surely an incredible coincidence, the partner of the reporter (Glenn Greenwald) who has been embarrassing the NSA over the past few weeks was just detained at Heathrow airport under the Terrorism Act, held for nine hours, questioned…
What? I Said “Trust NASA.” What Did You Think I Said?
Surely this was just a typo: When this is actually what was going on: Based on documents provided by Edward Snowden, the Post reports that the NSA, to which the President seemed to be referring last week, has in fact "broken…
Bill Would Protect Students’ Right to Carry Pastry Guns (Updated)
Seems like there should be some bipartisan support for this one, but it doesn't seem to be moving forward. In July, U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tex.) introduced a bill that would cut off federal funds to any school that punishes…
Has the TSA Searched Your Car? Yet?
If so, this reporter would like to speak to you, according to the watchdog group TSA News. Oh, by the way, the TSA is apparently searching cars now: According to this report from WHEC in Rochester, NY (same source), a…
Top Ten Notable Facts About the Gay-Marriage Decisions
First use of phrase "legalistic argle-bargle" since 1824's Gibbons v. Ogden In a footnote, Justice Kennedy overturns the outcome of last season's American Idol just to see if anybody is still paying attention Resolving an issue not raised below, Court rules unanimously that…
Naked TSA Protester’s Appeal to Be Heard Tuesday
As you may recall, John Brennan took off all his clothes last April at an airport checkpoint in Portland to protest being hassled by the TSA (they got a false positive on that swab test), and was then charged with…
Does Size Matter? (Or, In Memory of Miss Wiggles)
That's one way the court described the question before it in this case (click for the full opinion): More specifically, the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of a San Antonio ordinance that required their dancers to wear more…
Criminal-Defense Tip: Do Not Answer the Door Holding Contraband
You won't be able to read the full text of this article if (like me) you don't have premium access to the New Jersey Law Journal. On the other hand, you don't need to. If the first sentence is too…
White House Grants Senate a Glimpse of Legal Memo Re: Killing Americans
From yesterday's edition of The Hill: The Obama administration on Wednesday is expected to grant members of the Senate Judiciary Committee access to its legal justification for killing suspected terrorists who are U.S. citizens. Yep, after months of asking, the Committee…