Friday's Daily Brief: Jobs Report Disaster, John Edwards Mistrial, New Cannibalism Attack, Plus Valerie Jarrett, Leonard Maltin

Friday, June 1, 2012 Jobs Report Disaster POLITICS Obama Says Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean Back To The Drawing Board On Health Care CRIME Student Ate Roommate's Brain And Heart, Cops Say WORLD Chinese Official Arrested In U.S. Spying Scandal POLITICS Mistrial Declared In Edwards Case TECHNOLOGY 'DO NOT POST': Major Companies' Social Media Policies Deemed Unlawful BLOG POSTS Valerie Jarrett: Prioritizing Low-Income Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity for All Americans The outcome of the debates between the president and Republicans in Congress matters. The direction we choose will affect the lives of poor children in the Bronx and throughout our country. We owe it to them to be clear about the choices we face. Leonard Maltin: OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month Even during summer months it's possible for discerning moviegoers to find adult fare if they're just willing to seek it out. Here are my picks for June. Alan Dershowitz: Edwards' Jury Couldn't Decide and for Good Reason It is a wise person who knows when not to decide. The jury in the John Edwards case rendered exactly the right verdict. Of course they couldn't make up their mind on most of the charges. No rational person could. John Robbins: Why Are Twinkies Cheaper Than Carrots? If you want to eat healthfully, you have to fight an uphill battle. Why are government subsidies pushing in the wrong direction? Geoffrey R. Stone: Same-Sex Marriage and Judicial Responsibility Courts have no legal authority to deprive individual citizens of their fundamental constitutional rights until "the voters" decide to grant those rights on their own. Such an approach is incompatible with the very idea of constitutional freedoms.

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