A House Committee passed a resolution that allows them to get bulletproof vests with taxpayer money. Thanks, GOP! Thanks for taking more of our money to protect yourselves from the very thing you are perpetuating -- gun violence. Last year, they also received an added $25,000 ...read more
by Terrell Jermaine Starr We’ve learned a lot about policing in Baltimore since the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest were charged in connection to his death. One of the so-called Baltimore Six has a highly questionable history of abusing his authority; ...read more
When fraudster Dinesh D'Souza isn't blaming President Obama for his impending prison sentence, the conservative filmmaker is doing his best to keep his career alive while he remains a free man. D'Souza has a new documentary coming out cleverly titled "America The Movie" (get ...read more
A kitten yes, but how about an abortion? It has been six months since the Newtown shooting and while we are no where near passing any gun safety bills, the US House of Representatives is poised to take up the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which would ban the ...read more
Oyez, oyez: the first blog post of Juris Dispatch is in session. If you are at work, reading this from your phone on a train, or seeing this in a coffee shop, please rise for the “honorable” Evan Fleischer, who shall hold forth on matters concerning the United States of America ...read more
I was interviewed yesterday on Abbey Martin's show on the RT network about the US Supreme Court's decision to shoot down parts of the draconian Arizona immigration law and leave in 'provision of SB 1070' that allows police to demand suspected immigrants show their papers. Abbey ...read more
Finally! From the Guardian: An 18-year-old law that prevented serving US military personnel from disclosing that they were gay has been formally repealed. At one minute past midnight eastern time (0401 GMT), the controversial don't ask don't tell (DADT) law was abolished after ...read more
Vice Magazine has done a great report on the first wave of violence on the streets of London. The footage below shows youths openly confronting the police, attacking them with weapons and smashing up their cars: How long it takes before relations are repaired between the younger ...read more
Andrew Sullivan reacts to the landmark gay rights bill in the state of New York that legalizes marriage between members of the same sex: I have a confession. The night after it passed, I slept for twelve hours; the following night for fourteen. Last night, a mere ten. And I ...read more
The mortgage industry is fighting against new laws and regulations that would allow courts to readjust mortgage terms. In normal circumstances they might have a leg to stand on. But it happens we're standing in the middle of a global recession aided in part by a mortgage industry ...read more
Glenn Greenwald has a list of all the Islamic terrorists being held in America right now. The borders haven't melted yet. For me this issue connects with the attack on John Kerry in 2004 for having the nerve to argue that much of the fight versus terrorism is a law enforcement ...read more
