A recent report indicates that former judge Michael Mukasey’s special security detail cost the taxpayers $10,000 a day and over $28 million despite the fact that many people in the government doubted a serious threat against him from terrorists. Continue reading “AG Nominee Mukasey Cost Taxpayers $28 Million in Security”
Category: Justice
Juries often find tapes to be conclusive evidence. They pride themselves on their ability to read the truth from a source that does not spin or package a statement. Thus, the first reaction (as the FBI knows) to the disclosure of a sting is critical. Continue reading “Jefferson Tape: “What a Waste””
Amid recent videos of police abuse, Chicago is facing thousands of complaints of police beating and arresting citizens with no cause. Between 2002 and 2004, over 10,000 complaints have been filed but only 18 have resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Continue reading “Widespread Abuse Alleged Against Chicago Police Department”
A well-known Conn. attorney admitted this week that he destroyed evidence in a child pornography investigation at Christ Church in Greenwich, the former church of President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading “Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Destruction of Porn Files from Church Computer”
The Bush Administration has finally yielded to international demands and offerred legal representation to high-value detainees. For the story, click here It represents the abandonment of one of the most hypocritical and controversial positions of the United States in its war on terror. Continue reading “Bush Administration Finally Yields to Demand for Lawyers for High-Value Detainees”
Two parents were sentenced this week for allowing teenagers to drink at a party at their house. In this Illinois case, the husband was sentenced to 14 days in jail and his wife to community service. Continue reading “Parents Sentenced for Serving Alcohol to Teens”
Only recently, the media revealed a case where an officer arrested a fast-food employee for putting too much salt in his burger. Now, another officer has arrested a motorist for coughing in his direction during a traffic stop. Continue reading “Man Arrested for Coughing on Officer”
U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken added her voice and her court to a growing list of judges who have struck down provisions of the Patriot Act. Continue reading “Another Judge Finds Patriot Act Provisions Unconstitutional”
An woman named Heidi Gill is shown in a hysterical state as a Warren, Ohio officer named Rick Kovach repeatedly uses his taser on her. Continue reading “Another Video of Taser Abuse: Women Tasered Repeatedly by Ohio Officer”
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit after a well-known anti-war activist was barred from the United States without any explanation or known justification. For the story, click here Adam Habib is deputy vice-chancellor of Research, Innovation and Advancement at the University of Johannesburg. He is also a muslim and anti-war scholar. Continue reading “Academic Freedom: Anti-War South African Scholar Banned from U.S.”
The Supreme Court today accepted a Kentucky case challenging the constitutionality of lethal injection as a form of execution. Continue reading “Supreme Court will Consider Constitutionality of Lethal Injections”
As Sen. Craig is attempting to withdraw his guilty plea in Minnesota, the former director of the Die Hard movies has failed to win on precisely the same claim in California. Continue reading “Die Hard Director’s Case is a Bad Omen for Craig”
It is often said that one day on the cover of Time, the next day doing time. It is a reference to the perils of celebrity status. Today, while the state prosecutor in the Michael Vick dog-fighting case announced that he intended to file a flurry of charges against Vick, a grand jury handed down two charges against Vick: one count of killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. For story, click here It has become now routine for state and federal prosecutors to essentially double charge for the same conduct. Continue reading “State Prosecutor Brings More Charges on Vick”
In only the latest bizarre statement for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he has claimed that there is no gay community in Iran, virtually suggesting a gay-free country. In fact, there is a struggling gay rights movement that has been repressed with his government’s signature cruelty and religious fanaticism. For disturbing pictures of the execution of two accused homosexuals, click here These pictures explain why so few openly gay individuals are visible in a country where morality laws demand that they be executed. For the video documentary on this civil rights movement, click here
In a move that will shock many concerned with the de-evolution of legal standards, a Florida judge has reduced a life sentence in exchange for a voluntary castration of a rapist. A reduction from life to 25 years seriously undermines the notion of the castration as voluntary and the use of such physical alteration or mutilation (depending on your view) should send shock waves throughout the system. For the story, click here