Flotilla Raid Deemed Legal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2011 In a result sure to spark intense debate, Israel’s attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last May has been declared by a government commission to be a legal use of force for self-defense. Israeli commandos killed nine activists attempting to break the blockade on the impoverished Gaza Strip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breaking the Law for the Environment

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 "Illegal protest" can count a new baritoned bedfellow. In an interview ahead of the Copenhagen climate change conference, former Vice President Al Gore pronounced civil disobedience to be justified, believing that the global warming crisis requires more forceful methods of political activism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Souter Is Outer

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is reportedly planning to retire from the bench at the end of the court's current term. Souter's decision to leave will likely not affect the political balance of the court, as his replacement by President Obama will likely be another liberal-minded justice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture’s Poet Laureate

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2008 A recently declassified memo shines the spotlight once again on John "Take Them to the Point of Death" Yoo, a UC Berkeley law professor and once deputy legal counsel in the Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

You Take the High, Palestinians Take the Low

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2008 An interim decision by the Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday marked the beginning of what could become a two-tiered road system in the West Bank. With two separate legal systems for Palestinians and Israelis already in operation, critics fear segregated roads would lead toward further institutionalization of apartheid in the occupied territories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton’s Soft Money Boost

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton has had difficulty keeping pace with Barack Obama's fundraising, which could explain the launch of a new pro-Clinton 527 group called "American Leadership Project" that already has a commercial it plans to run in Ohio. The group is not subject to the same rules as the campaign and can theoretically raise unlimited amounts of money. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ann Coulter’s Growing Legal Troubles

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2007 You may recall that right-wing hate-monger Ann Coulter was accused of voter fraud not too long ago, for registering to vote using her real estate agent's address. Now it turns out she may have used the same address to register a driver's license -- meaning Coulter could be charged with two third-degree felonies and one misdemeanor, if only someone would prosecute the case. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Denounces Israel for Use of Cluster Bombs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2006 UN experts have found over 100,000 unexploded cluster bomblets throughout Lebanon The cluster bombs, most of which were dropped in the last 72 hours of the conflict, continue to injure and kill Lebanese civilians (Also: What is a cluster bomb? ). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AP Exposes ‘Reverse Robin Hood’ Degenerates

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 From the AP: "The federal program that provides legal help to poor Americans turns away half of its applicants for lack of resources. But that hasn't stopped its executives from lavishing expensive meals, chauffeur-driven cars and foreign trips on themselves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Warns Against Using Its Name as Verb

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 The search engine company, which tries to affect an air of youthful nonconformity, legally admonished the Washington Post for using the word "google" as a generic verb to describe Internet search in general. Online expert Steve Rubel calls it "one of the worst PR moves in history." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage Ban Punishes Children

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2006 Salon's Sara Miles writes an excellent personal essay on the N.Y. gay marriage ruling -- explaining that the gay marriage ban hurts the children it claims to protect. (Ad wall) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s Legal Hit Man

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2006 He's been described as "the most powerful person you've never heard of," and "Cheney's Cheney." He's David Addington, the vice president's chief of staff, and he's behind the legal arguments to support presidential-sanctioned torture, the attempt to discredit Joe Wilson, and the bogus Niger uranium story. The New Yorker has a must-read profile. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )