Tag: law
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yes, your precious dems have sold you out again
senate bows to bush, approves surveillance billfrom ap: Bowing to President Bush’s demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. congress votes to immunize lawbreaking telecoms, legalize warrantless…
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oregon initiative would allow pot sales in liquor stores
from katu: Relax it and tax it. That’s the motto behind a new cannabis initiative that would allow Oregon’s state-controlled liquor stores to legally sell marijuana to adults. Initiative backers said their plan would send 90 percent of the proceeds from the state’s sale of marijuana to Oregon’s General Fund, which could lower Oregonians’ state…
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judge orders youtube give user histories to viacom
from threat level: Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users’ names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday (44kb PDF). The judge also turned Google’s own defense of…
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terror’s still trivial when it’s not muslim
from winter patriot: Ronald Swerlein, an amateur rocket enthusiast from Longmont, Colorado, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of illegal possession of explosives, in a deal which seems likely to keep him out of prison. He had been charged with ten counts of possession of explosives; he pleaded not guilty to those charges last…
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9/11: arizona, truth rising, odigo, art students & ksm
william pepper on the 9/11 ballot initiativefrom 9/11 blogger: William Pepper is “following the money” and working with the Jersey Girls on 9/11 lawsuits. This is video from June 4, 2008, in LA… karen & blair hungry for 9/11 truth in arizonafrom 9/11 blogger: State Senator Karen Johnson brings Blair Gadsby and 9/11 Truth to…
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court overrules texas polygamist sect raid
from bbc: An appeal court has ruled that US officials had no right to seize 463 children from a polygamist sect in western Texas last month. The court said that the reasons given for the children’s removal were “legally and factually insufficient”. But it did not immediately order the return of the children to the…
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former cia official indicted anew in bribery case
from ap: A new indictment of a former top CIA official alleges that he received bribes in the form of “sexual companionship” in exchange for helping a friend get an edge in landing multimillion-dollar contracts from the agency. Federal prosecutors in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday obtained a superseding indictment against Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, who as…
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blackwater unlikely to face charges for sept07 shootout
from thinkprogress: In September 2007, Blackwater guards in Iraq engaged in an unprovoked attack, according to witnesses, that killed 11 civilians. The AP reports today that the contractor “is not expected to face criminal charges” over the shooting, “all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats”… Families of the…
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israel might have many more spies here
from cq politics: The elderly New Jersey man arrested last week on charges of spying for Israel years ago was probably still working for the Jewish state’s espionage service in tandem with another, as yet unidentified spy, former American intelligence officials say… The handler was named only as “CC-1,” or co-conspirator 1, in the criminal…
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Wesley Snipes Sentenced To 3 Years For Tax Convictions
from ap: Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursuing the maximum penalty. Snipes’ lawyers had spent much of the day in court offering dozens of letters from family members, friends even fellow…
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triple jeopardy: US vs liberty city 7 (minus 1)
from washington post: Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try for the third time to convict six men accused of plotting to blow up Chicago’s Sears Tower and attack other buildings. “The United States has decided it’s necessary to proceed, your honor, one more time to a jury,” prosecuting attorney Richard Gregorie told U.S.…
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Court: Whitman Not Liable For Lies About 9/11 Toxic Dust
from reuters: The former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot be held liable for assurances she gave about air safety following the September 11 attacks in New York, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Christine Todd Whitman led the agency at the time of the attacks and was sued by people who…
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thoughtcrime, hydrant cams, recycle cops & dc detectors
could soldiers be prosecuted for thoughtcrime?from danger room: The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain’s ability to detect threats before the conscious mind is able to process the information. Already, there is Pentagon-sponsored work on using the brain’s pattern detection capabilities for enhanced goggles…
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jury finds ‘dc madam’ guilty on four counts
from raw story: A Washington jury has convicted Deborah Jean Palfrey, who became known as the DC Madam, on four counts including money laundering and racketeering in connection with a running a prostitution ring, according to news reports.
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9/11: lawyers, lies, medals & media
ksm, alleged 9/11 architect, gets navy lawyerfrom miami herald: For two decades, attorney Prescott Prince was a solo practitioner with a small family and criminal law practice in eastern Virginia, and a reserve Navy career on the side… Tuesday, the soft-spoken 53-year-old with a mustache and thinning hair found himself with what well could be…