If You Liked Health Care Brawls, You’ll Love Cia Torture Probe
By naming a special prosecutor to investigate whether CIA officers or contractors violated the Bush administration’s interrogation policies, Attorney General Eric Holder has struck a middle course that isn’t likely to satisfy anyone and could complicate President Barack Obama’s broader political …
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Flotsam And Jetsam
S. Attorney Greg Fouratt said the decision not to bring charges ‘is not to be interpreted as an exoneration of any party’s conduct. … ’ In a letter sent to defense attorneys, Fouratt said a yearlong federal investigation ‘r…
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Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook Daily Update
TOP TALKER — NYT editorial says public health-insurance plan ‘could probably qualify’ for passage by simple Senate majority. Excerpt below; full text here….
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Special Prosecutor Named To Probe Cia Interrogations
… Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called the appointment “a poor and misguided decision.â€� “The administration risks chilling our defense and intelligence community’s ability to protect us from future terrorist attacks by reopening this matter,â€� he said. No matter what the political fallout, a criminal …
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What’s Really Up With Obama And Holder?
The truly rotten apples were at the top during the last appalling administration….
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Guest Post: Mary Ward Presents The 10 Top Criminal Justice Blogs
This is a blog that is written by criminal defense lawyer in Houston, Texas, and is aimed at criminal lawyers, but is a great resource for individuals in all areas of the criminal justice field. …
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Prisonhouse Of Nations: A Review Of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s ‘Jailhouse
To the chagrin of the judge, the prosecutor, and their own court-appointed backup attorneys, the Africas insisted on representing themselves in their own way — and won. Their story is an epic of unorthodox courtroom drama. Mead, who began his criminal career at age 13, [...]
International Arms Dealer Arrested For Conspiracy To Supply U.S. Fighter Jet …
… fighters,” said Director Sharon Woods, Director of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. “We know that foreign governments are actively seeking our equipment for their own military development. Thwarting these efforts is a top priority of the DCIS. I applaud the agents and prosecutors [...]
This White Collar Crime Gives Lawyers Something To Search For
Richard Scrushy – founder of Health South Corp. – was ordered to pay company shareholders a total of nearly $3 billion after an accounting scam – said to be the. …
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