The Supreme Court just heard six hours of argument on the Affordable Care Act. The cases are widely heralded as raising some of the most important issues brought to the court -- at least since Bush v. Gore, and now we know in its electoral aftermath, since Citizens United v....

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on the constitutionality of a health insurance mandate -- the most important constitutional issue it has considered since Citizens United vs. FEC and Bush v. Gore.

Two decisions filed this week by the High Court -- Missouri v....

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term this week and now starts a three-month vacation. If the Court's members follow past practices, Justice Thomas will head out in his motor home in search of NASCAR race venues. Justice Scalia will spend the summer racking up speaking fees at Federalist Society...

Many iPhone users are concerned over the recent revelation about the storage of location tracking data in a digital file on their phones.

Privacy advocates, reports the San Jose Mercury News' Troy Wolverton, "warned that the file -- and its use -- has profound implications...

I authored some months ago a blog (Sex, Drugs and Roman Polanski) regarding Roman Polanski. Polanski currently lives in France. He is wanted by California law enforcement authorities. Polanski fled from the U.S. and took up residence in France after his conviction for sexually assaulting a young...

Corporations are pursuing more intrusive engagement with the personal lives of employees. A recent story in the New York Times ("Smokers now face another risk from their habit: it could cost them a shot at a job") reported:

More hospitals and medical businesses in many...

The recent outrage expressed by white males and females over intrusive airport pat downs may have an upside. At least at the nation's airports, non-minority airline passengers who seek to board an airplane are being sensitized to the indignities that are a routine part of the lives of some...

Meg Whitman, the former eBay empress, is the Republican candidate running for governor of California. We can only assume that she wants that office so she can provide a public service for the citizens of California. Surely, then, it is reasonable to look back at her history of fulfilling public...

Federal District Court Judge Susan Bolton's decision in U.S. v. Arizona was a big win for the U. S. Department of Justice from a legal standpoint, and a bullet dodged by President Obama from a political standpoint. Perhaps of larger significance, the decision points to some important...

Today's newspapers report two LeBron James stories. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $100,000 for "tampering" -- NBA contract speak for making comments about LeBron James playing for the Mavericks while James is under contract to another NBA team, the Cleveland Cavaliers:

Cuban confirmed the fine through his Twitter...

I am an African American male. I played basketball on playgrounds as a youngster. I like basketball and, I believe, I would enjoy attending a world class professional basketball game.

But I have been watching NBA playoff games on TV and I am puzzled why there are almost no...

Once again conservatives are flying the Willie Horton flag and criticizing the Obama administration's interrogation protocols for terrorist suspects. This meme began with criticism about the handling of Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Day underpants bomber. This morning it was picked up again after the arrest of Faisal Shahzad on...

I am an African American male. I played basketball on playgrounds as a youngster. I like basketball and, I believe, I would enjoy attending a world class professional basketball game.

But I have been watching NBA playoff games on TV and I am puzzled why there...

Flipping witnesses to use against a gang of thugs or a criminal syndicate is something law enforcement in this country has done for a long time. News about the guilty pleas of Najibullah Zazi and his cooperation in ratting out former jihadist associates has arrived on the heels of...

Eager to score Willie Horton points, conservative Republicans have criticized the Obama administration's interrogation of Farouk Abdulmutallab, the underpants bomber. They contend he should not have been read Miranda warnings. The assertions they make have been wrong on the facts. More importantly, they have been remarkably wrong on the law,...

Last Sunday evening I attended the San Francisco fundraiser that has been the center of recent political jousting. The next day, when asked about the talk Obama delivered, I too commented about his answer to a question he was asked about Pennsylvania. Over the past week, though, I have had...