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There was no clear error in the district court’s determination that defendant’s girlfriend he shared a bedroom with consented to a search of the bedroom to look for guns. She admitted it on the stand, too. She was not advised of a right to refuse, but that is only a factor. United States v. Graham, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9605 (9th Cir. May 11, 2012).*

Defendant was stopped because his car was illegally parked and that was justification for the officer approaching the defendant and observing him allegedly under the influence. Miller v. Chenoweth, 2012 W. Va. LEXIS 276 (May 10, 2012).*

Greeks have to face the consequences of their own political choices.

Pennsylvania over the past three years has greatly reduced the number of environmental incidents related to natural gas drilling, and state officials appear fully able to oversee the industry without intrusion from the federal government, according to a study released Tuesday.

Researchers at the University at Buffalo's newly formed Shale ...

DENVER — Even with President Obama "evolving" his way to support of gay marriage, the politics of the issue are playing out in complex and contradictory ways in the states, with potentially large consequences for the vote in November.

The 2012 state legislative session began with gay-rights advocates opposing an ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas, state officials said Tuesday.

North Dakota oil drillers pumped 17.8 million barrels in March, with a daily average of 575,490 barrels, Assistant State Mineral Resources Director Bruce Hicks said. That ...

For nearly four decades, the group has been an effective facilitator of good governance.

Extortion, prostitution, loan-sharking and narcotics were said to be among the business pursuits of this 5-foot-5 villain. Tom Nolan reviews "Mickey Cohen."

Taxpayer safety nets such as the FDIC should be available only to banks that are in the loan business, not those in the investment business.

The Internet made Microsoft possible, and other tall tales.

NEW YORK — Cheaper gas won't be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy.

Economists and tourism experts are expecting only a small uptick in summer travelers. Gas prices are lower, but still high enough to ...

SMITHTOWN — An athletics committee on Long Island has ruled that a 13-year-old boy can keep playing field hockey on the girls' team at Southampton High School.

The ruling is a reversal of fortune for the student, Keeling Pilaro.

Keeling had played on the girls' team at Southampton High this ...

A plan to phase out the income tax, if Republicans allow it.

Monetizing Facebook's vast user data may not interest the CEO, but it had better become a priority.

Let Washington handle health care and let the states handle schools.

I stand by my advice regarding Sarah Palin: 'high risk, high reward.'

Allysia Finley on California Governor Jerry Brown's creative explanation for why his state has an even bigger budget deficit than initially estimated.

It's Obama vs. the New York Times!

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to investigate whether the office of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio used federal grant money to illegally detain Hispanics, whom the government alleges were the victims of racial profiling.

If so, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, ...

"We want to change the Republican Party," said Chris Stearns, the Virginia state director for the Ron Paul campaign. "We are making sure our people get in positions of leadership -- in the nation, in their state, in their county and city, all the way down to the grass roots level."

President Obama hosts an extravaganza of summits, G8 and NATO, with thorny issues of Afghanistan and Syria on the tables. NATO might even invite Pakistan.