A reader adds a point about FISA …
The constant invocation of the practices of pre-FISA presidents is an incredibly important legal and constitutional point. If the president has the inherent authority to conduct surveillance, FISA might be unconstitutional. The main issue is whether Congress was able to limit this supposedly inherent authority with its enactment of FISA. Thus, the pre-FISA presidential precedent becomes an important issue.
For whatever reason people are now back to discussing who Donald Trump will pick as his running mate. I guess…
Very weird story here to keep an eye on. Last week either 15 or 17 police cars at a Portland…
A TPM Reader passed on to us this post from David Pozen writing at Balkinization on the recent events at…
Let me update you on my search for details on the hooligans who attacked the UCLA Gaza encampment last Tuesday…
