PrettyFakes

“Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. Freedom extends beyond spatial bounds. Liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct. The instant case involves liberty of the person both in its spatial and more transcendent dimensions.”

Lawrence v. Texas, June 26th, 2003.
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John Lawrence and his boyfriend Tyron Garner were just having a quiet night at home. Fix a little dinner, light a few candles, put on some Marvin Gaye . . . (more…)

Apparently the standard little-kid way we’re taught to salue the flag—right hand over heart—was not the original style (and unless you’re a getting-to-salute-it-military-style scout).
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The Supreme Court refused certiorari today for Sypniewski v. Warren Hills Regional Board of Education, 307 F.3d 243 (3d Cir. 2002). The third circuit succinctly stated the facts: (more…)

so i walked the couple blocks over to the church so big we call it “fort baptist” (their history notes that they lost a lot of members to a yellow fever epidemic in the 1850’s, which you don’t normally see a lot of shout-outs for) to see the graduation of some good friends, and to see national security advisor condoleeza rice. (more…)

the full article i mentioned below is at the hill.
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this morning’s drudge report has this little quote:

Sen. John Edwards presidential campaign finance documents show ‘pattern of giving by low-level employees at law firms,’ THE HILL newspaper is planning to report in a 2,000-word story on Wednesday, a number of whom appear to have ‘limited financial resources and no prior record of political donations’...

i suppose the insinuation is that it’s not these people giving—it’s their bosses. to fully understand that, one must understand the politics of giving in the world of the plaintiffs firm.
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