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Thursday, June 29, 2006

The President Overstepped His Constitutional Authority? Say It Ain't So...

The Supreme Court has ruled on the Constitutionality of President Bush's setting up of military tribunals to try detainees in the War on Terror, specificly the detainees held at Guantanamo. Ruling that the president overstepped his constitutionally mandated authority by doing so, the Supreme Court... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Federal Case Against Miami Terrorists May Not Be So Strong After All

Just a day after the arrest of the seven Miami men suspected of being part of a homegrown terrorist wing, battle lines have been drawn and the defense has come out swinging. Experts are saying that the federal case is extremely thin, that so far there is no solid proof that these men were going to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Too Young To Judge If 79-Year-Old Is A Murderer?

The defense attorney for Lena Sims Driskell, the 79-year-old woman accused of murdering her boyfriend, Herman Winslow, 85, after he broke off their relationship and started seeing another woman, stated during jury selection that her client was being denied her constitutional rights, that she wasn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

William Jefferson And Congress -- Above The Law

The story of Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson has become the debate of the past week, running alongside the immigration/border issue for most airplay, soundbytes, and press coverage. And why has the investigation of a Democratic congressman from Louisiana garnered so much coverage? The probes... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Sometimes, A Little Justice

Thursday the jury for the Enron case came back with a guilty verdict for CEO Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. How it took them six days to deliberate this obvious outcome I have no idea. Why it took four years to get to trial is another area I don't want to even get into. What is important here is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Same Sex Marriage Ban In Georgia Ruled Unconstitutional

Last week the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the same sex marriage ban enacted by the passage of the proposal (over 60% of the vote) put forth on the 2004 state ballot. And just how does a court ruling supercede the will of the people? By following the law of the land, that's how. It seems that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 8, 2006

Moussaoui Appeals, Says He Lied

In an appeal filed Friday, Zaccarias Moussaoui, convicted and sentenced to life imprionment without possibility of parole for his role in the September 11 conspiracy, claimed that he fabricated the entire story, that he never expected to get a fair trial, that he expected the death penalty, that he... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Moussaoui Gets Life Without Possibility Of Parole

Zacarias Moussaoui, the self-admitted al-Qaeda member tied to having knowledge of and a thwarted active role in the events of September 11, 2001, was sentenced today by a Virginia jury to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Many voiced relief and satisfaction over the verdict. Former... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Just Lift The Jail Up And Put Her Under It

Pamela Rogers has been arrested again. Not only was she arrested last week for violating court orders to have no contact with her barely teenage lover and/or use the internet, she was arrested again -- after being freed on bond -- yesterday for sending the boy explicit videos of herself. She will... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 24, 2006

The Columbine Connection: From Kansas To Alaska To Washington To Georgia...

As five teenagers were being brought before a judge in Kansas, charged with incite to riot, and six middle school students in Alaska are still being held for planning to attack the school with guns and knives, comes another story out of Payullup, Washington, where a sixteen-yesr-old student's plans... Sign in to see full entry.

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