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23 Mar 2017, 1:59 pm
But for every beast whose ravings threaten the good order of the global system arises those great defenders who wield regulatory reform, like music in William Congreve’s play, The Mourning Bride (1697), with “Charms to sooth a savage B[r]east, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 4:36 am by Edith Roberts
Additional coverage comes from Nina Totenberg at NPR, Richard Wolf of USA Today here and here, Adam Liptak, Charlie Savage, Matt Flegenheimer and Carl Hulse in The New York Times, Jess Bravin in The Wall Street Journal, Henry Gass in The Christian Science Monitor, Ken Jost at Jost on Justice, Tony Mauro in The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), and Andrew Rafferty at NBC News. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 4:00 am by Administrator
A Nova Scotia County Court held in 1929 that a 1752 treaty with the Micmacs was legally meaningless, basing this on a distinction between a “civilized nation” and “uncivilized people or savages. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 9:02 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
The American people recognize that the nation’s tax burden should be shared progressively, not proportionately, because some people are struggling and should not be forced even closer to starvation by paying federal taxes.Unfortunately, this entirely sensible approach to taxation is partly undermined by states, especially by states dominated by Republicans, and even more especially by states in the South. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 2:04 pm by Molly Runkle
Bishop Grenwell for the National Review, Emily Martin for U.S. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 12:20 pm by Andrew Hamm
,” by Dylan Matthews, published by Vox on February 9, 2017 Environmental issues: “Predicting How Neil Gorsuch Would Rule on Environmental Issues,” by Ann Carlson, published by Legal Planet on January 31, 2017 Religion: “Like a prayer: A church-state case may be an early test for Neil Gorsuch,” by Steven Mazie, published by The Economist on February 21, 2017 Education law: “Gorsuch, the Judicious Judge,” by Clint Bolick, published by EducationNext in Vol. 17,… [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 4:04 am by Edith Roberts
” In The New York Times, Charlie Savage reports on Gorsuch’s job at the Justice Department, which put Gorsuch “at the center of both litigation and negotiations with Congress over legislation about” controversial topics such as “detainee abuses, military commissions, warrantless surveillance and [the Bush administration’s] broad claims of executive power. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 4:33 am by Edith Roberts
” In The New York Times, Charlie Savage and Julie Turkowitz look into Gorsuch’s relationship with Philip Anschutz, a conservative Colorado billionaire. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Republicans also savaged former President Obama whenever they could make even the most implausible claim that he was being too solicitous to foreigners. [read post]
11 Mar 2017, 5:12 am by SHG
On the twitters, New York Times reporter Charlie Savage offered a curiously twisted version of his own story. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:00 am by Matthew Waxman
Second, with respect to the brutal treatment of Creek and Seminole Indians and the application of U.S. law beyond its own borders, the U.S. government relied on a distinction between “civilized” and “savage” peoples, with legal protections in war largely confined to the former. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 8:15 am by INFORRM
Fake news is when Michael Flynn Jr., the son of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn Sr. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 6:35 pm by Quinta Jurecic
As promised, I directed the Department of Defense to develop a plan to demolish and destroy ISIS — a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men, women, and children of all faiths and beliefs. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 8:02 am by Jordan Brunner
Thursday, March 2nd at 6pm: Just Security will hold a fireside chat with Senator Ron Wyden, Jennifer Granick, and Charlie Savage on Modern Surveillance Under the Trump Administration. [read post]
23 Feb 2017, 4:19 am by Edith Roberts
Tony Mauro reports on the argument in The National Law Journal (registration or subscription required), noting that for a “bench that usually protects arbitration agreements from attack, the U.S. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 5:20 pm
Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Supreme Court justices appear split over whether Constitution extends to Mexican teenager shot across the border. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 12:30 pm by Shane Reeves
 Given this license to act with impunity, non-state armed groups will continue their savage fights for primacy in the borderlands of failing states. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 11:09 pm
She's the author of two of the best-selling books of all time. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 6:53 pm by Molly Runkle
Early commentary on the nomination comes from David Leonhardt for the New York Times, as well as Neal Katyal; Richard Primus for Politico; Christina Cauterucci of Slate; Tierney Sneed of TPM; Damon Root for Reason.com; Patricia Anderson Pryor for the National Law Review; Lisa Soronen for the Council of State Governments; Dylan Matthews of Vox, as well as Emily Crockett; Matt Ford of the Atlantic; Tom McKay of Mic; Steven Ertelt of LifeNews;  Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress, who has a… [read post]