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 …

Not strictly a topic of law, I nevertheless find the mere existence of today’s Democratic presidential debate, with serious questions addressed to the candidates via YouTube video submissions, to be worthy of a little nod. Bringing the field of …

California senators failed to agree on a budget Friday night, even after being locked in the Senate all night by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata. The Democratic-majority Senate needed just two Republican votes to approve the $145 billion …

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 …

All right, major political debates and geopolitical machinations aside for a moment, airport security guards will stop taking away our pocket lighters on August 4th! Woo hoo! “Taking lighters away is security theater,” said Transportation Security Administration chief …

In the latest development in the Bush Administration’s broad grab of power and assertion of authority over all other branches of government, an anonymous government official has said that Congress cannot pursue contempt charges against former officials who refuse to …

As expected, the all-night debate in the Senate failed to push a preemptive bill forward that would require the beginning of troop withdrawals in only three months. A vote of 52-46 was not enough to achieve the supermajority necessary …

Last night the Senate debated the Iraq war through the night. What much of the main stream media has neglected to mention is that this long parliamentary night is a result of Republican obstructionism on Congress’ attempt to provide …

The Senate is waging an all-night debate to try to force the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. The bill being debated - a plan to begin withdrawal of US combat troops in 120 days and complete the withdrawal …

The Bush Administration and its allies keep saying we must wait to see the success of the surge strategy announced by President Bush this spring. For years now we have been hearing “just wait” or “give it a chance” …