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Posts tagged "justice"

Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause

Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause
The Sun-Times reports that up to 1,000 Chicago Police Department officers may have failed to file annual ethics statements that were due on June 1. A CPD spokesperson did not tell the Sun-Times how many officers failed to file reports, but did note that the officers failed to file reports after they were “notified of... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 9, 2011 at 6:30 am
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Not Guilty is Not Innocent: The Casey Anthony Verdict

Not Guilty is Not Innocent: The Casey Anthony Verdict
Earlier today, a jury declared Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Folks outside the courtroom and many legal analysts were stunned. Frankly, I was too. I also happened to be just as stunned by the amount of righteous indignation the television analysts and citizenry showed. It was... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 5, 2011 at 11:54 pm
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Civilian Terror Trial Ends in Single Guilty Count

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused by Justice Department officials of participating in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was convicted of a single count today in federal district court. Experts viewed the trial as a testing ground for civilian trials of alleged terrorists, but Scott Silliman, executive director for the Center on Law... Read more »
By thelowedown,
November 17, 2010 at 9:22 pm
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Gurnee Woman Attacked Cop with Dildo

The Daily Herald reports that a Gurnee woman “faces single misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault and theft of labor” after approaching a police officer in a threatening manner with a dildo. Carolee Bildsten didn’t pay her bill at Joe’s Crab Shack, so police were called. After telling police that her money was in her apartment, a... Read more »
By thelowedown,
November 11, 2010 at 2:09 pm
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Jailed Congressmen an Advocate for Prison Reform?

Former Republican Congressmen Randall “Duke” Cunningham plead guilty to taking over $2 million dollars in bribes in 2005. Now, halfway through his sentence, he may become an advocate for prison reform. Cunningham wrote a letter to the newsweekly San Diego CityBeat in response to a letter from the organization. Cunningham railed against the incarceration rate... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 12, 2010 at 2:12 am
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FBI FAIL: Agency Bungles Operation Involving Joran Van der Sloot

It’s become clear now that the FBI bungled an operation involving Joran Van der Sloot, a suspect in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalie Holloway.   The FBI believed it was closing in on Joran Van der Sloot in a sting operation. After paying him, while still making their case, Van der Sloot took off with... Read more »
By thelowedown,
June 9, 2010 at 7:58 pm
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A "Confirmable" SCOTUS nominee?

What exactly is a “confirmable” Supreme Court nominee? Well, obviously one that can be confirmed. But, what are the qualifications? Empathy, sympathy, psychopathy, x-years on a criminal trial bench, x-years on a civil trial bench, x-years in secret courts? Who knows? Senate Republicans have not ruled out a filibuster for Obama’s next SCOTUS nominee. Republicans... Read more »
By thelowedown,
April 22, 2010 at 12:56 am
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American Consulate Workers Murdered by Mexican Drug Cartels and What the US Can Do About It

Gunman linked to drug traffickers in Mexico murdered an American consulate worker and her husband over the weekend.  Gunman also murdered the husband of another American consulate worker and injured that workers two children.  All of this violence took place in Ciudad Jaurez.  The New York Times reports that the shootings took place only minutes... Read more »
By thelowedown,
March 15, 2010 at 1:23 am
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Backing Off: Obama Administration Set to Hold Military, Not Civilian, Trials

Word out of the White House is that the Obama administration may be backing off its attempts to hold civilian trials for terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed.  The Washington Post reports that administration officials are close to a recommendation to try KSM in a military tribunal.  That would reverse Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision... Read more »
By thelowedown,
March 6, 2010 at 5:00 am
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