Alleged drug lord's daughter deported
• upi.comA federal judge in California deported to Mexico a pregnant woman claiming to be the daughter of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman.
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Justice and Judges
Robert H. Bork, conservative judicial icon, dies at 85
• Washington PostRobert H. Bork, the conservative jurist who fired Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox during the “Saturday Night Massacre” in 1973 and whose failed nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 sparked an enduring political schism over judicial
Court Rules Antiwar Activists Can Sue Government Spies
• antiwar.comThe legal action is against a US military agent used by Homeland Security to spy on peace activists.
French psychiatrist sentenced after patient commits murder
• ca.news.yahoo.com/A French psychiatrist whose patient hacked an elderly man to death was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday in a groundbreaking case that could affect the way patients are treated.
NDAA Indefinite Detention Opponents File Emergency Supreme Court Motion
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by Ian56Opponents of the post-9/11 use of indefinite military detention have filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to block a law they say allows innocent American citizens to be locked away without trial.
Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial Is TREASON
• Daily Paul.comBy now anyone who pays attention to politics knows that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012 contained a provision that allows for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without charge or trial.
U.S. judge orders 9/11 suspects' CIA experience kept secret
• ReutersThe U.S. military judge overseeing the Guantanamo prosecution of five alleged conspirators in the September 11 attacks has issued an order maintaining secrecy over the defendants' experiences in clandestine CIA prisons.
Judge in 9/11 trial OKs audio delays, censor at Guantánamo
• miamiherald.comThe chief of the Guantánamo war court has approved the use of a time delay on public viewing of the Sept. 11 death-penalty trial as well as a censor in his court to make sure nobody divulges details of a now defunct CIA interrogation program.
Washington City Charges Public $670 to Exercise Constitutional Right
• the newspaperA motorist had gone to the courthouse to gather information to use to defend himself found out he was supposed to pay a total of $670 in travel expenses for an employee of Redflex Traffic Systems if he wanted to confront the witnesses against him.
Judge Napolitano: "Tell the Orwellians at Verizon to Go Take a Hike"
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by fonzdrewJudge Napolitano: "Tell the Orwellians at Verizon to Go Take a Hike"
Great Examiner Article on Copyright, Buried Lede on Staffer's Firing
• The Daily BellGOP sides with Mickey Mouse on copyright reform ... Illegally downloading a couple dozen songs can earn you a million-dollar fine. Setting some Robert Frost verses to music can make you a criminal.
THE PRICE OF JUSTICE IS ETERNAL PUBLICITY
•The person that I hope to mentor this coming year is Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. of the Ninth Circuit Court in Florida. And here is how...
The Supreme Court Is Going To Take On Two Huge Gay Marriage Cases
• Business InsiderThe U.S. Supreme Court is going to hear two major cases involving gay marriage, SCOTUSBlog is reporting.
‘No Food Rights’ Judge quits to work for Monsanto law firm
• http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com, RadyAs courts and bureaucrats continue to assert that citizens have no fundamental right to produce and consume the foods of their choice, we find Monsanto lurking nearby.
Judge rules in favor of Arizona's medical marijuana dispensaries
• www.eastvalleytribune.comState and county officials cannot refuse to process applications for medical marijuana dispensaries just because the drug remains illegal under federal law, a trial judge ruled.
Fla. man serving 60 years in drug case seeks clemency
• usatoday.comEven the former state attorney says Michael Edwards is a changed man who has served 'more time than the crime'. But the chances for early release are slim.
Federal Judge Rules Deputy had Right to Seize Camera from Home without Warrant
• Photography Is Not a CrimeA federal judge ruled this week that a sheriff’s deputy had every right to walk into a person’s home and seize a camera from a citizen, even though the deputy had no warrant nor was the camera used in a commission of a crime.
Judge Gives Bradley Manning Permission to Plead Guilty for WikiLeaks Dumps
• Wired.comA military judge in Maryland has accepted the terms under which alleged WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning has proposed to plead guilty.
Barred from Freedom: How Pretrial Detention Ruins Lives
• sfweekly.comHe lost his apartment and his car. Most of his possessions were in a dump somewhere. His debt was in the thousands. The brother he provided for was sent into transitional housing.
Twitter Case Exposes the Downside of Grandstanding
• Wired.comTwitter always fancied itself a more benevolent, open startup than most. It referred to its “ecosystem” rather than its customers and, as recently as this January, referred to itself as “an information utility” rather than a mere social network.
SCOTUS orders appeals court to hear Liberty University health care lawsuit
• By JENNIFER HABERKORN and KATHRYN SMITHThe Supreme Court on Monday ordered the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to examine the constitutionality of the health care reform law’s employer requirements and mandatory coverage of contraceptives without a co-pay.
Supreme Court Says It's OK To Record Cops In Illinois
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Michael KelleyThe U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Monday that essentially allows people in Illinois to record police officers, the Chicago Tribune reports.
FBI job applicant can't take back pornography admission - court
• ReutersA man who applied for a job with the FBI and told agents he owned pictures of naked children cannot take back the interview answers that led to his conviction for possession of child pornography, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
Justice in America: Systematic Document Forgery and Fabrication Yields One Criminal Plea Bargain
• http://www.nakedcapitalism.comThe Department of Justice and the state of Missouri have each announced criminal plea bargains with one Lorraine Brown, former chief executive of DocX, the Lender Processing subsidiary best known for its price sheet for fabricating the mortgage docum
JPMorgan, Credit Suisse settle with SEC for $417 million
• By Aruna Viswanatha and Jonathan StempelJPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) will pay a combined $416.9 million to settle U.S. civil charges that they misled investors in the sale of risky mortgage bonds prior to the 2008 financial crisis, regulators said on Fri
Supreme Court Protects Prosecutorial Misconduct
• Reason magazineA case that touches on 2 important criminal justice issues – prosecutorial misconduct and the federal government’s zealous war on pain medication – will not be heading to the Supreme Court, even after 70 federal judges and prosecutors
Marc Victor on the Adam vs The Man Show
• Adam vs The ManMarc Victor talks with Adam Kokesh about his short-lived career as a judge and why he recused himself on drug cases.
Teenage Hacker ‘Cosmo the God’ Sentenced by California Court
• http://www.wired.com, By Mat HonanThe 15-year-old UG Nazi hacker known as Cosmo* or Cosmo the God was sentenced in juvenile court on Wednesday in Long Beach, California.
Expert Witness Dinged $300,000 for Making Fake Child Porn
• http://www.wired.com, By David KravetsAn Ohio lawyer who serves as an expert witness in child pornography cases is on the hook for $300,000 in civil damages for Photoshopping courtroom exhibits of children having sex, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Trend Forecaster Gerald Celente Sues Google To Block His Obscene Impostors
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Erin FuchsNoted trend forecaster Gerald Celente sued Google this week for allegedly letting bloggers use his image in vulgar postings.
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