South Carolina GOP operative admits suppressing black vote is goal of voter ID law
There's absolutely nothing subtle about the South Carolina Republicans. Take this tweet, for example.
What he's gloating over is this news report.
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina’s new voter photo identification law appears to be hitting black precincts ...
Justice Clarence Thomas Amends 1997-2009 Financial Forms
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday that he had misunderstood the filing and reporting instructions when he failed for 13 years to properly disclose his wife's income on federal financial forms Permalink | Email t...
United States v. Loughner: The Decision About The Death Penalty
Federal lawyers, in Arizona and Washington, mull over whether to make the Loughner case a capital one, calling for the death penalty. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
A.G. Holder likely to get third degree from Congress
“You’ve got to just develop as thick a skin as you can, understand that some people will disagree with you on a principled basis but other people will disagree with you for purely political and partisan reasons.”
— Eric H. Holder Jr.
The attorney general is apparently going to need that thick skin...
The Year in Review: Immigration Law, Health Care and More, Arizona-Style
Again and again in 2010, the Grand Canyon State emerged as the leader -- and symbol -- of a far-reaching anti-federalism battle. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Judge Strikes Down Mandated Health Coverage: Supreme Court Review Expected
Filed under: Republicans, Conservatives, Supreme Court, Capital Sketchbook, Health Care ReformCongress has no constitutional power, a federal judge rules, to compel people to buy health insurance if they don't want to. Permalink | Email ...
Joe Lieberman Calls for Investigation of NY Times Over WikiLeaks Documents
Filed under: WikiLeaksWas it a crime for The New York Times to publish classified documents made public by WikiLeaks? The Connecticut senator thinks so, and he has asked the Justice Department to investigate. Permalink | Email this ...
The Ghailani Verdict: A Giving Tree in the Terror Law Debate
Filed under: Terror, Obama Administration, International, al QaedaThose who argue Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani should have been tried by the military will say the mixed verdict proves they were right. Others say it's not the verdict that counts -- it's the s...
Khalid Sheik Mohammed: Once the Face of Terror, Now the Face of Failure
Filed under: Bush Administration, Terror, Obama Administration, CongressThe so-called mastermind of 9/11 has yet to face justice. America's political leaders have lost their nerve to prosecute suspected terrorists in federal court, and it's an epic fai...
