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News Police Department Threatens Officers' Jobs If They Speak With Defense Lawyers
07-28-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Petersburg police and prosecutors have been under fire after an internal memo surfaced from 1st Sgt. Carl Moore, telling officers not to speak with defense attorneys and they could lose their jobs if they help strength defense cases
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News Prison chief resigns over Bridgewater inquiry
07-27-2014
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Boston Globe
State prison chief Luis Spencer was forced to resign because he delayed an internal investigation into an incident at Bridgewater State Hospital, a prison already under fire for its response to a patient's death at the hands of prison guards.
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News DEA Agents Fail at Intimidating Man Recording Federal Building
07-27-2014
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PINAC
Brett Sanders was not breaking the law as a 2010 settlement with Homeland Security determined that it is legal to photograph federal buildings.
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News Jury Nullification Billboard Debuts To Educate Valley Residents Of Jurors' Secret Power
07-27-2014
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http://libertycrier.com
This week marks the start of an initial 8-week run of a billboard in Phoenix, Arizona at the Jefferson Street/1st Avenue Light Rail Station, designed to educate the community about jury nullification.
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News Because Judge Kane Did His Job
07-25-2014
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Simple Justice
A $3.25 million settlement for a jail beating is, to put it mildly, spectacular. This is a huge amount, a monstrously huge settlement for the victim, Jamal Hunter, not just because of his injuries, but because he was a prisoner.
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News ATF Targets Minorities
07-22-2014
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Next News Network
A new study shows that blacks, hispanics and other minorities are much more likely to be charged in controversial stash house sting operations. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has increased their use of fake drug busts by over
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News Arizona inmate took 2 hours to die
07-23-2014
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godlikeproductions.com
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered a full review of the execution of Joseph Wood. The death row inmate remained alive, gasping for breath, for nearly two hours after the state began the execution.
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News Washington Post: The Criminalization of Everything, Parenthood Included.
07-22-2014
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Daily Paul.com
This stuff is starting to make it out into the MSM press. That is a good sign.
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News See Something? Who Are You To Say Anything?
07-22-2014
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Simple Justice
They might have ended up like the Connecticut mother who earned a misdemeanor for letting her 11-year-old stay in the car while she ran into a store. Or the mother charged with "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" after a bystander
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News Child Porn Conviction For Nebraska Man Who Pasted Picture of Girl On Naked Adult Body
07-22-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Jeffrey Anderson digitally editing a photo of a naked adult woman having sex and replaced the face with that of an 11-year-old girl. He then sent the girl the photo with the caption "This is what we will do."
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News Detroit Man Participates In Savage Beating Of Man . . . Judge Gives Him Six Months
07-20-2014
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Jonathan Turley
The public is shocked by Judge James Callahan who gave Latrez Cummings, 19, just six months for his participation in the savage beating of Steve Utash, 54, who hit a 10-year-old boy with his vehicle and then jumped out to try to aid the boy.
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News The Grand Jury As Sword
07-20-2014
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Simple Justice
The grand jury revealed Dockery, who came in with testimony Brown was at home when the murder happened, was bullied and threatened by grand jurors until she caved. After all, it's the grand jury's job to get at the truth which is whatever they tell
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News Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold — SEE THE VIDEO
07-20-2014
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A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk for selling untaxed cigarettes and stopping a fight, video of the incident shows.
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News Hamlet police seize and sell vehicles for scrap
07-20-2014
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The last time Lois Womble saw her 1990 Buick, a police officer sat behind the wheel and drove it away after a traffic stop. She had been cited for speeding, failure to have insurance and a proper license tag, and having an out-of-date
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News Judge Refers to Ross Ulbricht as "Godfather," Denies Dismissal of Lawsuit
07-16-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com,
On Wednesday the alleged creator of the online marketplace Silk Road was denied his bid for dismissal of a federal indictment which accuses him of laundering money and being involved with illegal drug trade.
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News Ex-CO cop gets 30 days work release for years of abusing girl: Zip-tying, punching, choking
07-16-2014
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Rawstory
A Colorado police officer found guilty of abusing a 15-year-old girl over a period of years was sentenced to 30 days of work release and 3 years of probation. Charged with 4 counts of child abuse and a count of false imprisonment
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News Jury Declines to Imprison Man Who Survived a Cop's Murder Attempt
07-16-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
As the deadlocked jury was dismissed in the trial of Delaware resident Michael Rogers, at least half of them favored the defendant with a smile. Perhaps the prosecution hadn't been sufficiently diligent in efforts to purge the jury pool
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News Texas Jury Refuses To Indict Man Who Shot and Killed Officer During "No Knock" Raid
07-14-2014
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Jonathan Turley
A Texas grand jury refused to indict Goedrich Magee, 20, who shot and killed a law enforcement officer during a no knock entrance into his home. Magee said he thought he was being robbed and acted to protect his pregnant girlfriend and children.
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News Federal raid near Alhambra results in child porn charges
07-13-2014
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FOX News
Among the assets stationed at the school were tactical vehicles from the Alton Police Department, Madison County Sheriff's Office, a mobile command center for the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, an ambulance, an ARCH medical helicopter and a U
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News Manassas Police Refuse To Execute Warrant To Photograph Teen's Erect Penis
07-11-2014
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Jonathan Turley
In a clear victory for both the public and basic notions of decency, the Manassas City Police announced they will not execute the abusive warrant to force a 17-year-old boy to be photographed with an erect penis
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News It Takes A Narco-Saint Expert
07-10-2014
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Simple Justice
The defendant had $324 in cash in his pocket? Proof he's a drug dealer, because drug dealers transact business in cash. If he has no cash in his pocket, it's proof he's a major drug dealer, because major drug dealers have people who do the dirty tr
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News Round 'Em All Up And Sort It Out Whenever
07-10-2014
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Simple Justice
To those unfamiliar with the methods used by police to make absolutely certain that no possible criminal gets away, the story of Gregory Drummond's arrest might seem incredible. There is nothing incredible about it. Indeed, it's so ordinary
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News Suffering in the Service of Official Lies: The Agony of Alexis Carey
07-10-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
If the Careys lived in Utah, Alexis would have access to cannabidiol, an orally administered oil (sometimes called "Charlotte's Web") that has been very effective in treating Dravet's Syndrome and a number of other illnesses, including cancer.
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News NOLO Mayor Ray Nagin sentence surprises some experts. Why it was only 10 years?
07-09-2014
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Christian Science Monitor
Mr. Nagin was convicted on corruption charges related to accepting thousands of dollars in bribery money, among other gifts, from contractors and vendors that swarmed New Orleans after hurricane Katrina.
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News Emails Show Feds Asking Florida Cops to Deceive Judges
07-08-2014
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Wired
Police in Florida have, at the request of the U.S. Marshals Service, been deliberately deceiving judges and defendants about their use of a controversial surveillance tool to track suspects, according to newly obtained emails.
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News When The Judge Says "Meh"
07-08-2014
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Simple Justice
At A Public Defender, Gideon writes yet again about the magically revealing evidence that somehow managed to fall between the cracks of Dejuan Hammond's life when it was supposed to be disclosed. The prosecution explains
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News State Bar Moves Ahead on Grievance Against Anthony Graves' Prosecutor
07-08-2014
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The State Bar of Texas found enough evidence of prosecutorial misconduct for a hearing in front of a judge to determine whether former District Attorney Sebesta should be sanctioned for his role in securing a wrongful death sentence
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News High Priestess Ginsburg Rebukes the Heathen
07-07-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg professes to be offended by the idea that a commercial enterprise can claim protection under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
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News Imprisoning Women for Addiction
07-07-2014
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ACLU
The lawsuit is brought on behalf of women who are imprisoned at MCI-Framingham solely because they are civilly committed under a law known as "Section 35." Under Section 35, an alcoholic or substance abuser can be civilly committed
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