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Chicago Police: Tape Us, Get Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

01-26-2011 • www.dailytech.com

A Class 1 Felony of recording a conversation is just below the prison time you'd spend for murder,...yet they want to record you and I everywhere at all times.

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AT&T asks top court to recognize its ‘personal privacy’

01-23-2011 • Rawstory

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on a case between AT&T and the Federal Communications Commission, revisiting the legal concept of “corporate personhood” last strengthened under the court’s Citizens United ruling on corporate campaign spe

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Police Accountability Report – Jan 15th 2011

01-16-2011 • CopBlock.org

This week on the Police Accountability Report: Border patrol agent hiding immigrants in a secret room under his house TX authorities giving away door prizes seized through asset forfeiture Off the record” (not really) interview with John Blue, a f

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Feds charge FIJA.org icon with "jury tampering" (video)

01-15-2011 • Ridley Report

Julian Heicklen charged with jury tampering. He will fight the charges.

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The Empire Versus the Two Julians, Assange and Heicklen, and the Anti War Activists

01-14-2011 • The International Libertarian

The US government is charging FIJA activist Julian Heicklen with jury tampering. They may be doing this to keep us from informing juries of their power to find dissidents such as Assange and the anti war activists not guilty regardless of what the la

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Julian Heicklen's Progress Report: 2011-01-12

01-12-2011 • Tyranny Fighters

On January 11, 2011, I was notified by summons that I have been criminally charged with jury tampering. The moment of truth has arrived. My response to the court is given at the end of this E-mail. The dance begins. Finally we will have the opportuni

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Judges Cover For Bank Lawyers in Foreclosures

01-11-2011 • NY Times

With judges looking ever more critically at home foreclosures, they are reaching beyond the bankers to heap some of their most scorching criticism on the lawyers.

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(CopBlock.org) Greenfield Justice Needs More Time…

01-11-2011 •

As we approached the courthouse, our bud William said to our group “Hurry up guys. Time for justice!” trying to get us through the doors. A bailiff, stationed outside, responded laughed and said, “You’ve came to the wrong place.” He was right. Below

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Calif court: Cops can search texts without warrant

01-04-2011 • AP

The California Supreme Court ruled police do not need a warrant to search a cell phone carried by someone under arrest. The justices determined a deputy had the right to conduct a warrantless search of the text messages of a man he arrested

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County judge can't rule on cases from his brother, The County Sheriff

01-04-2011 • Arizona Republic

"We conclude that the sheriff, who is elected to enforce criminal and civil traffic violations and whose reelection depends largely upon the public perception of the sheriff's success in doing so, has more than a (minimal) interest in any case in whi

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How a Google Engineer (and Reddit) Got a Teenager Out of Jail for Christmas

12-26-2010 • Gawker

Since May, Los Angeles high schooler Jeremy Marks has been in jail—essentially for filming a school police officer hit a 15-year-old. He'll be home for Christmas, though, thanks to a Google engineer who heard about Marks on Reddit.

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Court OKs booting of cheerleader who wouldn’t cheer for her rapist

12-26-2010 • Rawstory

A former Texas cheerleader who was kicked off the squad for refusing to cheer for a basketball player who allegedly raped her is taking her case to the Supreme Court, according to her lawyer. "The cheerleader and her parents are also challenging f

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Alaska militia leader tries to serve judge

12-17-2010 • Anchorage Daily News

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - An attempt by an Alaska militia leader to serve paperwork alleging state courts lack jurisdiction in his misdemeanor weapons case has been rejected. Schaeffer Cox, head of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia, appeared at the Fairb

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Senate convicts La. judge on impeachment charges

12-09-2010 • AP

The Senate has voted unanimously to convict U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana on the first of four impeachment charges, removing him from the federal bench.

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Impeachment of Louisiana judge goes before Senate

12-07-2010 • Washington Post

The attorney for an impeached federal judge on trial before the Senate argued Tuesday that Congress is pursuing unconstitutional charges against his client and would be breaking with two centuries of precedent by removing him from office.

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US judge tosses bid to block Obama's assassination of American cleric

12-07-2010 • AP

A judge threw out a lawsuit aimed at preventing the United States from targeting anti-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki for death, but questioned whether a president or his aides can unilaterally order a U.S. citizen assassinated for terrorist activity

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Dad: Court took my kids because I’m agnostic

12-02-2010 • Rawstory

Craig Scarberry had joint 50-50 custody of his three children with his ex-wife for four years, until a judge ruled last month that he was to be limited to four hours' visitation time per week and custody once every second weekend. Scarberry says t

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Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure (reference page)

11-24-2010 • nationalparalegal.edu

Federalism & Separation of Powers - Congressional Powers and Limits on State Power - Due Process of Law - Equal Protection - Freedom of Expression & Religion

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Social Security Judges Face More Violent Threats

11-14-2010 • AP

Judges who hear Social Security disability cases are facing a growing number of violent threats from claimants angry over being denied benefits or frustrated at lengthy delays in processing claims. There were at least 80 threats to kill or harm admin

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Suspect turns case against priest

11-12-2010 • AP

Will Lynch is looking for justice in an unusual way. Charged with savagely beating the priest he says molested him as a child, he plans to try to use his trial to publicly shame the Rev. Jerold Lindner in court. Lynch is accused of luring Lindner

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If We Unsealed the Brief, You Might Talk About It

11-11-2010 • Reason magazine

Liptak says one reason the appeals court gave for its decision is that allowing distribution of the brief would help I.J. and Reason publicly make their case that Reynolds is being persecuted for exercising her First Amendment rights.

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Appeals court upholds Mesa new home fees for cultural facilities

11-05-2010 • Capitol Media Services

Ruling that cultural facilities can be considered "necessary public services," the Arizona Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a Mesa levy on new homes to fund them. In a unanimous decision, the judges said they have to give city council members b

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Consumers' right to file class actions is in danger

11-05-2010 • LA Times

If a majority of the nine justices vote the telecom giant's way, any business that issues a contract to customers — such as for credit cards, cellphones or cable TV — would be able to prevent them from joining class-action lawsuits. This would tak