Rand Paul mounts an old fashioned filibuster, blocking confirmation of John Brennan as C.I.A. Director to emphasize his objection to the domestic killing of any American suspected of terrorism without due process of law.

Margie Phelps (pictured on the right), daughter of Defendant Fred Phelps, argued Snyder vs. Phelps before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case will decide whether individuals who are not public figures can sue for damages when they suffer emotional harm from speech that might otherwise be protected under the First Amendment.

Commentary by Senior Correspondent Ken McNeil.

Law enforcement agencies have found a way of funding their operations that few people know about.

Congress is considering legislation to address the special vulnerability that girls in foster care seem to have to sex traffickers.

Traffickers know that when girls disappear from foster care, authorities often assume her to be just another runaway.

Commentary by Senior Correspondent Ken McNeil.

A California judge declares that state's teacher tenure and dismissal laws unconstitutional.

A dangerous new 'game' could be spreading among disaffected black youth.

Commentary by Senior Correspondent Ken McNeil.

Could go a long way to getting Washington to work.

The Supreme Court strikes down the criteria used under the Voting Rights Act to determine which jurisdictions must get new voting procedures cleared in advance.

Indefinite detention is simply un-American.