Forest Service sued for blocking food, water and medical care to protester

"Government agents attempting to force Nutty out of the monopod have blocked her access to food and water, burned fires near the pole, sent smoke into the monopod, trained spotlights on her at night, and operated a noisy generator at the base of the pole. Forest Service officials blocked [her doctor] from accessing Nutty on the threat of arrest."

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The Bill To Let The President Imprison U.S. Citizens in Military Detention Forever

"Thanks to a combination of sloppy drafting and clear reluctance to take the executive branch head-on, Corker and Kaine’s proposed AUMF could do the opposite, handing genuinely tyrannical powers over to the president."

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