How Companies Gouge Prison Inmates

06-28-2014 • newser.com

There are many reasons that it sucks to be in prison, but one of them is that it can cost more than eight bucks to make a 15-minute phone call—and private companies are collecting that dough.

The Navy's Floating Prisons

06-28-2014 • defenseone.com

Right now, a suspected terrorist is sitting in the bowels of a U.S. Navy warship somewhere between the Mediterranean Sea and Washington, D.C. Ahmed Abu Khattala, the alleged leader of the September 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya..

FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES ALL CHARGES AGAINST DR. SAMI AL-ARIAN

06-27-2014 • Jonathan Turley

It is with a great sense of relief and thankfulness I can now report all charges are dropped against my client Dr. Sami Al-Arian. Minutes ago, US District Judge Anthony Trenga dismissed the indictment against Dr. Al-Arian.

Florida death row inmate has sentence overturned after 28 years in prison

06-27-2014 • theguardian.com

Paul Hildwin, 54, will remain on death row as he waits to find out whether Florida intends to prosecute him for a second time

Facebook is challenging warrants on behalf of its users.

06-27-2014 • Washington Post

Does the law allow that? And should it?

Nebraska releases prisoners by mistake, tries to get some back

06-27-2014 • Reuters

One of the inmates has filed a lawsuit against the state to prevent his recapture, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

Massachusetts high court orders suspect to decrypt his computers

06-26-2014 • ars technica

On the day of Gelfgatt's arrest, after being informed of his right to remain silent, he told the authorities that he was able to decrypt his computers but would not do so.

Obama "Deeply Disappointed" By Supreme Court Decision To Limit His Power

06-26-2014 • ZeroHedge.com

Scalia was insistent that the court should have gone further

Outrageous L.A. Court Tells Defendants: "Traffic Ticket Trials Not Allowed"

06-24-2014 • by Martin Hill, LibertyFight.com

In an outrageous illustration of government corruption gone mad, traffic court clerks in Los Angeles County have resorted to telling defendants who want to plead not guilty to traffic citations that traffic ticket trials are 'not permitted due to bud

Lawyers get green light to scan jurors' social media sites in search of bias, misconduct

06-22-2014 • http://www.foxnews.com, Associated Press

Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.

How's That Confidential Source Working For You Now, Judge?

06-22-2014 • Simple Justice

Where is the outrage? Where are the judges throwing warrant applications back in the faces of cops and prosecutions, screaming about their integrity and due process and, well, lying to the court?

Florida doomsday prepper plans bloody last stand until cops lure him in with burgers

06-20-2014 • Rawstory

An undercover FBI agent infiltrated the group and spent months building a case against Winters, who the agent said was planning a bloody, heavily-armed "last stand" against law enforcement officials. "We're glad to report that Mr. Winters did the

Without The Coerced Confession, Adrian Thomas Acquitted

06-20-2014 • Simple Justice

At the start of the trial, in a surprise move, the prosecution produced a jailhouse informant to testify against Adrian Thomas. Prosecutors claimed they had forgotten all about Terry until the day before the trial started.

Brown University Student Speaks Out on What It's Like to Be Accused of Rape

06-16-2014 • .

Months after an evening that irrevocably changed 2 young people's lives, Kopin, a 21-year-old former Brown U. student, sounds genuinely shaken as he recounts his reaction to an email that confronted him with a stark accusation

Witness Tampering, Always

06-13-2014 • Simple Justice

It's really a matter of protection. Within an hour of my giving a name, two agents will knock on their door to explain to them the penalties and prison time they will face for testifying on behalf of the defense.

U.S. in Talks with Snowden on Possible Plea Deal

06-10-2014 • thelibertybeat.com

The Washington Free Beacon reports discussions between the Justice Department's National Security Division and Plato Cacheris, a long-term Washington defense lawyer representing Edward Snowden, could reach an agreement on allowing the whistleblower b

Kim Dotcom Offers £3m Bounty in Online Piracy Case

06-10-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, The Guardian

Megaupload founder in bid to prove US authorities aided by New Zealand illegally targeted him at behest of Hollywood studios

Florida Man Fires Four Shots Into The Air And Is Given 80 Years In Prison

06-10-2014 • Jonathan Turley

Ronald Williams, 29, fired five shots in the air to scare off what he said were four gay men flirting with him. He was conviction in 2010 of four counts of aggravated assault. He was given an 80 year sentence.

FBI provided Anonymous with targets, new leaks show

06-10-2014 • Russia Today

Contrary to the government's claims, Hammond did not mastermind the hack against Stratfor, but was told to target the Texas-based intelligence firm after Monsegur was made aware of a vulnerability in its network by a mysterious hacker

Paul Armentano on Individual Liberty, NORML and Marijuana Legalization vs. Decriminalization

06-09-2014 • thedailybell.com

Introduction: Paul Armentano is the Deputy Director of NORML and the NORML Foundation. He has reviewed and commented upon thousands of academic studies and white papers pertinent to cannabis use and its impact on behavior.

Billionaire who confessed to sexually assaulting teen stepdaughter gets four-month sentence

06-08-2014 • Rawstory

The billionaire heir to the SC Johnson fortune — who confessed to repeatedly sexually assaulting his 12 year old stepdaughter — received a 4 -month jail sentence from a judge who cited the family's importance

What Percentage of The US Adult Population Has a Felony Conviction?

06-08-2014 • .

About 25% of the total US adult black population has a felony, while 6.5% of adult non-blacks have a felony conviction. About 8.6% of the adult population has a felony conviction.

Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Charles J. Hynes Accused of Misuse of Funds

06-06-2014 • New York Times

A NYC Dept of Investigation implicated Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn district attorney, in the improper use of money seized from drug dealers and other criminal defendants to pay a political consultant more than $200,000

Judge, defense attorneys increasingly at odds in theater shooting case

06-03-2014 • .

When the judge overseeing the Aurora movie theater shooting case issued a string of orders rebuffing defense criticism of his work, the rulings landed in prosecutors' inboxes, the public case file and the court's website.

Benched: Third Broward County Judge Arrested For DUI

05-30-2014 • Jonathan Turley

Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal was arrested for DUI after she not only struck a car while driving drunk but it turned out to be a cruiser of the Broward County Sheriff's Department. She is the third such judge in the county to be arrested.

Chicago man can’t sue city for torture by detectives, federal appeals court rules

05-29-2014 • Rawstory

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a man who confessed to murder after he was tortured by the notorious Chicago Police Dept detective Jon Burge cannot sue the city, since he already settled with it in 1988 for $3,000.

Man Threatens Representative of Extortion Syndicate, Faces 20 Years in Prison

05-29-2014 • by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)

“Make them cry,” exhorted an IRS instructor.... "Enforcement. Seizure and sales. That’s our mind-set…. You’re not out there to take any prisoners. Prisoners are like an installment agreement. They have to be fed and clothed and housed

Two men wrongfully accused of murder sue Douglas County liability insurer

05-27-2014 • .

Attorneys for Matthew Livers and Nicholas Sampson filed garnishment claims against the St. Paul Travelers Cos. for $6.6 million — the sum awarded in a federal civil rights case against former Douglas County crime lab