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District Attorney And Major TV Network Sued Over Stupid Reality Show

The most tragically stupid decision was greenlighting a reality show about lawyers. No one cares about watching real-life lawyering. That’s why Nancy Grace exists — to boil salacious cases down to sound bites so viewers don’t have to watch real lawyers.

Ten Potential Democratic Supreme Court Nominees Who Aren"t Named "Sri Srinivasan"

This afternoon, the Senate confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the staunchly conservative United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Is America Clueless?

Well, that is what New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni is suggesting, based on recent research: Roughly 40% of Americans are unaware that Obamacare is an actual law 65% of us can't name a single Supreme Court justice 30% can't name the vice presiden

Taking the fifth: how Lois Lerner of the IRS followed a well-trodden path Tom McCarthy

The right to avoid questions from Congress has a long and contentious history. Just ask gangsters, Ken Lay and Einstein

When IRS executive Lois Lerner asserted her right, under the fifth amendment, to avoid taking questions from the House oversight committee on Wednesday, she joined a long

For-Profit Companies Get Their Day in Court Over Your Whore Pills

It's contraception game time: puritanical fairytale "morals" will go up against the Obamacare birth control mandate over the next few weeks as four different appeals courts decide whether private businesses should be able to object to the policy on the grounds of religious freedom/thinking u

The IRS has had legal reason to investigate the religious right Sarah Posner

Rightwing organizations with a history of illegal discrimination or crime under 'religious' pretences give the IRS reason to question

At last week's ways and means committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of tax-exempt organizations, Representative Aaron Schock (an Illi

Michigan Supreme Court Says Medical Weed Users Can Toke Up Then Drive

It's illegal to drive while high on marijuana in Michigan. It's legal to smoke medical marijuana in Michigan. These two laws were bound to come in conflict with each other.

How Low Can Drones Go?

As we've pointed out in a few stories, drones aren't necessarily something to worry about. Like any technology, they can be used for good and bad purposes, and shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game 2 Score, Highlights and Analysis

In an overtime thriller, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 93-89, to take Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals and assume a 2-0 series lead.

Arizona ban on abortion after 20 weeks struck down by federal court

Judge says ban violates 'constitutional right to choose to terminate her pregnancy before the foetus is viable'

A federal court on Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, absent a medical emergency.