The Problem With Free Speech: Westboro Baptist Church
Pundits discuss the First Amendment's dark side
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The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee would like a do-over. Rep. Issa plans to demand the IRS's Lerner return to his committee to testify, arguing that she waived her ability to plead the Fifth once she offered an opening statement. According to a lawyer we spoke with, he's almost certainly wrong.
Pundits discuss the First Amendment's dark side
Maybe not, but some Republicans still think it's worth trying
Pass that bill, Obama. We dare you.
Michael Kinsley points out a discrepancy between the treatment of Alito and Roberts and the "Gitmo 9"
Michael Kinsley sniffs out an inconsistency at The New York Times
Newsweek reports that a Department of Justice investigation will not charge the Bush lawyers who authorized torture
What would the Founding Fathers do?
The British fantasy author adds a personal appeal to the "assisted suicide" debate
The infamous Bush lawyer writes a book, goes on a media tour, and projects a softer image
Anthony Marshall sentenced to one to three years for stealing millions from his mother in her dotage
The administration settles a historic class-action lawsuit over misuse of Indian lands. Reactions from D.C. to Bozeman, MT.
Sen. Lindsey Graham poses a head scratcher
Why we should treat Nidal Hasan and Khaleid Shaikh Mohammed as criminals
Khaleid Shaikh Mohammed could use public trials as political platforms
Trying al-Qaeda's Khaleid Shaikh Mohammed raises complex legal, cultural and national security issues
What if Khalid Shaikh Mohammed isn't convicted?
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others will be tried in New York's civilian court, not a military tribunal
The Supreme Court will decide whether life imprisonment without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional
Is this the worst judicial decision since Dred Scott, or does the court have a point?
Governor Rick Perry of Texas appears to meddle with an investigation into a wrongful execution, and bloggers attack
Sentenced to 24 years for a multibillion dollar fraud, Jeffrey Skilling will make his appeal before the Supreme Court
Pundits debate the Supreme Court's looming decision about whether it's constitutional to ban depictions of animal cruelty
Joe Weisenthal raises an eyebrow at the American legal system
A two-day summit wil consider a federal ban on the practice, drawing fire from a handful of libertarian critics
The New Yorker's David Grann and three others refute a Willingham prosecutor's arguments
Opinionmakers debate the precedents of investigating interrogators' infringements
A recent forensic report and media coverage have thrown an old case and questions about the death penalty back into the limelight
A catfight between a model and a blogger turns into a serious legal debate
High-profile crashes arouse passions, but the sober details of debating regulation might be better left to those in the know.
Cyclists and motorists spar, in the roads and the legislatures, over who gets the road.
Is the device humane? What about effective? Liberals and conservatives seem to agree on this one.
Everyone agrees it's a wise idea, but reform may be harder than driving safely while thumb-typing.
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