courts

Since 1986 machine guns have been more restricted than other NFA firearms like sawed off shotguns and silencers. Recently in the case USA v Tamori Morgan in the US District Court, it seems that Section 922 (o) might no longer be in force. Maybe, eventually. Or not...

I present here, for any interested readers, a recap of federal court decisions from around the United States over the past several months dealing with the Establishment Clause and/or the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution. This is not an exhaustive survey by any means; it's just a quick...

I don't know how many of you read Bloom County, but Yahoo is "replaying" them in Classic Bloom County. In today's strip (so to speak), we see that last year's panda trial is basically the same thing all over again. "Shaped like a burrito" :D

Howard Dean (incorrectly) tells Pat Robertson the 2004 Democratc platform defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. But wait, there's more: Link (emphasis mine). Tony wasn't immediately available for comment.

The government consultation regarding allowing cameras into courts is due to be published today. (See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4011829.stm) It has often seemed an anachronism to me that cameras are not allowed into court sessions. Even more so once they were allowed into the Houses of...

The other day, I joined in on MoveOn.org's petition against the Gay Marriage amendment. I've subsequentially recieved an e-mail urging voters to "fire" the supporters of the amendment in question, with four canidates who are running campaigns against four incumbants. Listed as the incumbant...