(Updated) Analysis of the Court decisions continues to roll in. Listen to Slate's Bazelon on the Brian Lehrer show, Nina Totenberg on NPR, read the Times reaction...
News that Governor David Paterson has authorized Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to conduct a full-blown investigation into "political interference" by the New York State police is welcome....
Welcome to the first-ever Brennan Center pop quiz. Since each week brings more depressing news of torture, executive privilege, government spying, etc., we thought we'd share this test....
The "state secrets" privilege, an arcane corner of federal procedural law, is a cornerstone on which the legacy of the Bush Administration is now being built.
As is customary after any debate, talking heads and the print media proclaimed who won and lost. Opinions varied, but nobody named last night's real loser: James Madison...
"White House Victory." The words have a surprising ring these day given how little capital the administration has left to spend. But these are exactly the words used to describe yesterday's Senate vote to reauthorize FISA.
