Tag: law
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cheney & gonzales indictment moves forward in south texas
from ap: A Texas judge has set an arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials accused of involvement in prisoner abuse. Presiding Judge Manuel Banales (buh-NAHL’-ehs) said Wednesday he will allow them to waive arraignment or have attorneys present rather than appear in person Friday. Banales also said…
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alaska senator ted stevens found guilty of corruption
conviction on 7 felony counts as election loomsfrom reuters: Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was convicted of corruption on Monday [Oct27], a verdict that could endanger the Republican’s political future and help Democrats expand control of the Senate in the November 4 election. Stevens, 84, was convicted on all seven counts of lying on Senate…
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‘anonymous’ member unmasked, charged w/ hack on scientology
from threat level: An 18-year-old New Jersey man agreed to plead guilty to federal computer hacking charges Friday for participating in a denial-of-service attack against Church of Scientology websites, as part of collective of online troublemakers known as “Anonymous.” Dmitriy Guzner is charged with a single felony count of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer…
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wv: miners vs nra, dupont appeals, eminent domain & santa
miners union slams nra over film crewfrom examiner: The United Mine Workers of America is crying foul over what it says was an attempt to get miners to badmouth Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for a camera crew. UMWA President Cecil Roberts plans to hold a news conference in Charleston at 12 p.m. Monday with…
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war resister wins temporary stay in canada
from ap: An American Soldier who fled to Canada after learning his unit was being deployed to Iraq won a last-minute stay of deportation Sept. 22. Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled Jeremy Hinzman can stay in Canada while the court decides whether he can appeal his deportation order. “We’re elated,” Hinzman said moments after…
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farmers see ‘mark of the beast’ in rfid livestock tags
from threat level: A group of community farmers, some of them Amish, are challenging rules requiring the tagging of livestock with RFID chips, saying the devices are a “mark of the beast.” Michigan and federal authorities say the radio frequency identification devices (RFID) will help monitor the travels of bovine and other livestock diseases. “Use…
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xenu watch: french trial & anti-scientology video takedown
scientology ‘faces french trial’from bbc: The Church of Scientology in France will be tried in court for “organised fraud”, according to legal sources. The lawyer for one of the plaintiffs behind the case told the BBC that if convicted the controversial Church could be banned. The Church has faced stiff opposition in France as well…
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halliburton sued for human trafficking
from raw story: Twelve men recruited in Nepal died after forced transfer to Iraq, lawfirm says… Thirteen Nepali men were recruited and held against their will for thirteen months in a human trafficking scheme engineered and perpetrated by Halliburton and its Jordanian contractor, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday in California federal court. The Nepali…
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declassified docs shed new light on aipac espionage
from sun herald: More than one thousand documents released under Freedom of Information Act filings reveal details of a secret battle that raged between founders of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and top US law enforcement officials. The new book “America’s Defense Line: The Justice Department’s Battle to Register the Israel Lobby as…
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codex alimentarius: criminalizing natural healing
from brasscheck tv: They made cannabis, an important industrial and food plant, illegal. Now they are on the verge of making ALL plants illegal and /or under corporate control. “Codex Alimentarius” – an oppressive set of law designed to control the world food supply – was cooked up by an ex-Nazi in 1962. We’re on…
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court: saudi arabia not liable for 9/11
from ap: A federal appeals court has ruled (188kb PDF) that Saudi Arabia and four of its princes cannot be held liable in the Sept. 11 attacks. The appeals court issued the ruling Thursday, saying the Saudi defendants are protected by sovereign immunity. It also agreed with a lower court that a Saudi banker and…
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judge says denver can restrict protests at convention
from reuters: Protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver can be restricted to fenced-in areas, federal judge ruled on Wednesday, saying that security needs outweighed curbs on their rights. A dozen groups who intend to protest at the August convention sued the U.S. Secret Service and the city of Denver over plans to confine…
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jury dismissed in 7/7 patsy trial
jury dismissed in 7/7 plot trial from bbc: The jury in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London bombers has failed to reach a verdict. The Kingston Crown Court jury had spent three weeks considering a charge of conspiracy to cause an explosion. lost mi5 fax could have stopped 7/7from…
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driving bin laden: not guilty plea in war crimes tribunal
from dpa: The former driver for Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges on Monday as the first trial under US President George W Bush’s controversial military commissions got under way in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni national, has been charged with conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism and faces…
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9/11: no-show defendants & classified evidence
hearing delayed after 9/11 defendant wouldn’t come, lawyer saysfrom miami herald: Alleged 9/11 hijack conspirator Ramzi bin al Shibh reportedly refused to leave his prison camp cell Thursday, causing a military judge to postpone his hearing by a month. “He wouldn’t come,” said attorney Anthony Romero of the American Civil Liberties Union. Romero said military…