Guilty of Journalism: Three journalists working for the Al-Jazeera English news network today were convicted by an Egyptian court of terrorism related charges and sentenced to seven years in prison. The three, including an Australian, a Canadian Egyptian, and an …

New Year’s Day The Gavel: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor yesterday blocked the provision of Obamacare that requires the healthcare plans of religious organizations to cover birth control. The justice acted on the request of an order of nuns in …