I am still waiting for a report from the scene, but hearing in Judge Walker’s court on al-Haramain on the Order to Show Cause is over and here is Walker’s order.

Wired reports that Vaughn Walker has dismissed EFF’s challenge to retroactive immunity. (h/t scribe) Plus, Wired will probably be reporting on how Anthony Coppolino recovered from his long week of dancing in the al-Haramain suit. So by the end of the day, we should have a better idea of whether we’ll ever hold the government responsible for violating FISA.

I’ll be reading Walker’s order as I drink my pre-flight beer (I’m going

The WaPo confirms that, as I speculated, Cheney was the “not available” briefer. So why weren’t we told?

Rahm reveals that the principles of government ownership came up in the context of owning banks, not owning car companies.

Yesterday, on my panel on torture and accountability, Nadler explained that lawsuits need to be one means to accountability.

Cheney’s backing off his claims that torture worked.

As most of you know by now, automobiles are personal to me. I grew up around cars, car people and car racing. And I grew up in America of the 60s and 70s. Whence I came from Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie & Chevrolet wasn’t just a slogan, it was a root truth and way of life. Did that music die today?

Obama announces success with Chrysler, doubles down with GM.

The government still wants to have its state secrets and its claim of innocence in al-Haramain.