Just a run of the mill note: President Bush is going before the National Security Agency, headquartered in Maryland, to advocate for the continuation of the “Protect America Act,” specifically the additional surveillance measures imposed on phone and internet communications. …

I’ve been thinking about a particular situation that might arise as a result of police negligence and, as you might expect, it’s at once a sad and funny thing to think about.

As most of us know, since 1966 …

I have only just begun the latest New Yorker article on CIA black sites and torture, yet even the beginning is chilling. The article opens with the story of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, or K.S.M., who has allegedly confessed to …

Mr. Bush is appealing Congress to expand the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to include technological developments in the last 30 years.

“Today we face sophisticated terrorists who use disposable cell phones and the Internet to communicate with each …

After six years of Republican rule and what would generously be described as lax Congressional oversight of the executive, the Democrats are finally attempting to reign in the Bush Administration. Today, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee called for a …

Washington state yesterday put into effect new legislation that legally recognizes same-sex domestic partnerships. Registering as domestic partners does not yield as many rights as traditionally married couples enjoy, nor even as many as the civil unions that are …

In a surprisingly positive move, Bush yesterday issued new guidelines to the CIA forbidding the use of torture against detainees held in the War On Terror.

Bush’s executive order “laid out broad guidelines for how the CIA must treat …

High Court Judge Michael Kirby thinks that his partner of 38 years is entitled to his judicial pension in the event of his death. But the federal government is extremely reluctant to recognize same-sex unions and, as it stands …

The New York Times today has an article on assorted state bans of and the complications around voting by the mentally insane. Easy pops like there are many voting decisions out there I personally think are insane aside, my …

As millions of young people begin their internships this summer, it is a good idea to be reminded of what an intern really is. It is extremely common for young people to be brought on as “interns” by small …