As people in Montana and beyond struggle to come to grips with a massive federal raid of Montana medical marijuana businesses, the question that comes up is Were these businesses violating state law that allows medical marijuana, or were they raided because they are in violation of federal law, More…
Rep. Michele Bachmann is one of 81 cosponsors of a House resolution that would condemn President Obama for his decision to discontinue the federal government’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act. Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder reached a conclusion that parts of DOMA were unconstitutional and therefore the More…
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces in a U.S. Department of Justice press release that President Obama has ordered the department to cease future defense of the Defense of Marriage Act’s constitutionality in federal court. DOMA bans the recognition of same-sex marriage.
In the two years since this Administration
“The time has come for Eric Holder to step down as Attorney General of the United States,” Rep. Michele Bachmann wrote Thursday, expressing concern over the release of thousands of American diplomatic cables by Wikileaks earlier this week. “As a member of Congress and a mother of five More…
According to supporters of progressive immigration reform, not very well. A Republican-run House would put Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in charge of the Judiciary Committee and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) atop its immigration subcommittee — meaning the two border security hawks would have a major say in all immigration-related legislation More…
Soon, I’ll be up with a piece looking more closely at the foreclosure fraud scandal engulfing the country. But for those not following carefully, here’s a recap.
Last month, Ally Financial, formerly known as GMAC, suspended evictions in 23 states after revealing that employees had submitted faulty affidavits when foreclosing More…
As midterm election campaigns heat up, so too are allegations of voter fraud, the majority of which are being made by right wing groups. TPM reports that the fears among such groups focus on “the perception that racial minorities are disenfranchising whites”:
Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will face a Department of Justice lawsuit if he does not cooperate with a civil rights investigation, according to a letter obtained by the Arizona Republic. The Justice Department began an investigation into allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures last year. More…
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Attorney General Eric Holder left open the possibility of another lawsuit against Arizona’s SB 1070 if it goes into effect, in this case to target potential racial profiling under the law. Responding to a question about why the DOJ’s lawsuit primarily More…
Josh Gerstein at Politico puts together something that’s been clear for months: As long as the Obama administration can delay announcing a final disposition for the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his fellow 9/11 conspirators — civilian courts or military commissions? held where? — that’s exactly what it’s going More…
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