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Aaron Swartz Would Be Proud: NY To Make Its Court Database Slightly Less Awful
One week after the suicide of internet activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, his home state of New York has announced it will launch a free, searchable archive of all documents filed in the state’s highest appellate…
Gun Advocates Petition President Obama To “Rule the ‘NY Safe Act’ Unconstitutional.” That’s Not How the Executive Branch Works, People.
A viral new petition on whitehouse.gov asks President Obama to rule the proposed “New York Safe Act” unconstitutional. The petition – which is in clear violation of everything we ever learned from Schoolhouse Rock about the three…
Gun Owners Of America Director: Justice Scalia Is Too Liberal On Second Amendment
Have you ever worried that you might be spiraling from ‘Reasonable Center-Right Conservative’ into ‘Psychotic Fire-Breathing Tea Party Stereotype’? Here’s a handy little test: If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “You know, that Antonin Scalia is…
New Study From the Institute For Depressing News About Humanity: Male Jurors — But Not Female — More Likely To Convict Obese Women
A new study released this month by a team of Yale psychologists indicates that all of you men are horrible and should feel horrible. More specifically, the researchers found that male…
This Is How You Prank the Supreme Court Properly: “Actually, Officer, I Have a Corporate Certificate In the Glove Box So the Two Of Us ‘People’ Are Allowed To Drive In the Carpool Lane”
A hearty congratulations this morning to one Jonathan Frieman of San Rafael, California. We realize it’s only January but as far as we’re concerned this Frieman guy has already won the entire…
Gay Marriage Debate: A Guide to the Supreme Court’s Certiorari Fabulosity For Those Of You Smart Enough To Avoid Law School
The Supreme Court is officialy going to hear some gay marriage cases! Obviously, we freaked out when we heard the news, because we’re a law nerd and we get excited about…
Same Lawyer Who Authorized Torture Under Bush Now Says Obama’s Immigration Policy Is Abuse Of Power
John Yoo, a lawyer from George W. Bush’s administration, has accused Barack Obama of overstepping his presidential authority by implementing a deferred action immigration policy. According to our own scientific calculations, this…
SuperPacs, Unleashed: 78% Of Outside Campaign Spending Attributable To Citizens United Ruling, Much Of It From Undisclosed Sources
A new report by the non-profit Sunlight Foundation reveals that $465 million of outside money has been spent on the US presidential election campaign so far. Of this amount, approximately $365 million (or…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office Allegedly Altered Evidence That Dying Diabetic Prisoner Was Denied Insulin: “This Is Jail. Get Over It.”
Readers, please add Maricopa County, Arizona to your mental list of places not to get arrested in. Yes, white people, even you. Deborah Braillard, age 46, was arrested and booked…
The Matt Fisher Case Explained: Be Mad At Maryland, Not Progressive (Although Progressive Is Being Pretty Gross, Too)
Part I: Progressive Is Gross New York comedian Matt Fisher recently created a viral outrage against Progressive Insurance Company with his blog post, “My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her…
