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Santorum's math improbable

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
The Rick Santorum campaign has a plan to narrow the delegate gap with Mitt Romney. John King says it's improbable.
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House GOP to unveil budget blueprint

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative Republicans controlling the House unveiled a budget blueprint Tuesday that combines slashing cuts to safety net programs for the poor with sharply lower tax rates in an election-year manifesto painting clear campaign differences with President Barack Obama....

Volokh Conspiracy: "What Are the Damages for a Fourth Amendment Search?"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02

Volokh Conspiracy: What Are the Damages for a Fourth Amendment Search? by Orin Kerr:

Imagine the police search a home for evidence of crime. No one is home but the door is unlocked, and the officers look in the kitchen, bedroom, and closets. They find nothing, and then they leave. Assume that the police do not damage any property or make a mess of things inside the home.

. . .

Now imagine the homeowner learns of the search. The homeowner believes correctly that the search violated the Fourth Amendment, and he sues the officers for money damages. Imagine five possibilities for why the search violated the Fourth Amendment: ...

Here’s my question. Assume that there is no qualified immunity, and that the officers are liable for whatever damages the homeowner suffered for the search. If you are a juror and you are tasked with estimating the damages, what do you think the damages are for these five scenarios?

With this Supreme Court, not much. Maybe no qualified immunity, but how do you calculate the damages?

Woman hits Romney with birth control line

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
A woman at a Mitt Romney rally in Illinois tells Romney free birth control would make her "happy."
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Romney moves to coordinate campaign with GOP

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after claiming the title of Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney moved aggressively Wednesday to coordinate with the Republican National Committee to intensify his fight against President Barack Obama. One-time bitter GOP rivals looked to be coalescing behind the former Massachusetts governor....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Lawyer: Slain Fla. teen's friend heard altercation

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the family of a black teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain said Tuesday that the boy was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone when the confrontation began. She did not hear the shooting.

Their phone call was discussed at ...

Texas sex trafficker sentenced to 30 years

A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Dallas to 30 years in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release on his guilty plea to conspiracy to traffic women for prostitution, including those involved in adult escort websites headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth as well ...

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-22 01:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The U.S. porn industry's movers and shakers accused Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday of pandering to conservative voters when he vowed to crack down on their business if elected....
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