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15 Mar 2013, 11:51 am
See this interesting article, which begins:In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Barack Obama called for increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour. [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 7:02 am
Even before renting the first time, the building owners took into account that:Medical marijuana was legal under state law;The dispensaries had business permits from the city;A memo in 2009 issued by Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, speaking on behalf of the newly-inaugurated Barack Obama, directed Justice Department prosecutors to refrain from targeting medical marijuana patients. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 11:29 am by Tom Smith
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The National Labor Relations Board is appealing a ruling regarding President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the U.S. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 10:07 am by Ritika Singh
And, speaking of drones, America’s Finest News Source has this piece that is likely Rand Paul’s worst nightmare: it’s today’s Moment of Zen: ‘You’re My Best Friend,’ Says Obama To Drone That Appears Outside Bedroom Window Every Night   WASHINGTON—White House sources confirmed that after hearing a gentle tap on his window Thursday evening, President Barack Obama stepped out onto the Truman balcony to meet with the… [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 10:18 pm by Shouvik Kumar Guha
National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon alleged China of waging a campaign of cyber espionage against U.S. companies, including widespread theft of IP and trade secrets that is threatening to derail President Barack Obama’s second-term effort to improve US-China relationships.Image from hereIn an UK Court, Apple has won a lawsuit filed by Samsung as part of the two companies’ global patent battle over technology used on mobile devices, when the latter’s patents… [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 4:42 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Ana Avendaño, a top immigration policy aide at AFL-CIO, said that unions believe they have an advantage in negotiations because of the reelection of President Barack Obama, whose immigration plan -- which is being withheld while members of Congress craft their own bill -- aligns closely with labor goals. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 1:51 pm
Mitt Romney would have cruised to the White House had he managed to split the youth vote with Barack Obama, according to an analysis released Wednesday. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 6:03 am by Ruby Powers
By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News Flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, the original author of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, President Barack Obama signed a reauthorization of the legislation Thursday. [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 6:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
See related comments on the DNA database case from the CATO Institute's Jim Harper.Court limits suspicionless border searches of electronic gadgetsThe federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that "U.S. border agents do not have carte blanche authority to search the cellphones, tablets and laptops of travelers entering the country — a 'watershed' decision in the court’s own terms and one at odds with the policies of the President Barack Obama… [read post]
9 Mar 2013, 7:49 pm by Mary L. Dudziak
  Barack Obama obviously isn’t Richard Nixon, but his reluctance to disclose the legal basis for targeted killings attempts to do something that Nixon also attempted: to cloak decisions about war in government secrecy, undermining political checks on the use of military force.Nixon’s White Paper was written by the State Department’s deputy legal advisor after questions were raised about the legal authority for bombing Cambodia. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 7:52 am by Jack Goldsmith
  At the outset of his first term, Barack Obama the Bush critic and civil libertarian has massive stores of trust that he would use force wisely, prudently, and in accordance with the law. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 7:03 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
And one of the reasons we’re going to continue to make progress is we’re going to have for at least three more years the President of the United States, my friend, Barack Obama. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 6:13 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Well, as soon as I sign this bill that ends,” said President Barack Obama, moments before signing the bill. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 2:44 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to small business owners, community lenders and members of Congress in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 8:45 am by Big Tent Democrat
Ryan Lizza writes: [T]the fact that Barack Obama now so appreciates the limits of his office and his lack of Jedi powers is rich with irony. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 4:36 am
Former DEA chiefs say Barack Obama's justice department hasn't moved quickly enough on the issue of whether to file a lawsuit that would strong-arm the states into abandoning the legalization measures before they are ever implemented. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 11:42 am
President Barack Obama made history by being the first president to mention gay rights in his inaugural address. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 9:26 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
James Clyburn, the first African American elected to Congress from South Carolina since Reconstruction (as a result of the Voting Rights Act Extension of 1982); and the first black president, Barack Hussein Obama. [read post]