The Bush Family, Batista and the Contras’ Dark Alliances — The Role of Jeb Bush
"... Jeb was also integral in securing a number of 'pardons' of Cubans involved in terrorist acts. A prominent example was his intervention to help release
The Toxic Culture of Death and Invincibility in Louisiana Prosecutors’ Office (WaPo)
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the ongoing problem of prosecutor misconduct, using Louisiana as the poster state to explain why even egregious misco
ATTEMPTED COUP AND MISGUIDED US SANCTIONS IN VENEZUELA
On February 11, 2015, the government of President Nicolas Maduro, along with a number of his senior officials, declared that Venezuela had faced an attempt
A New Challenge to Citizens United
"... the court didn’t pause to think about corporate crime. ..." Recently, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., announced bold legislation that will limit corpor
Torture is a Terrorist Act — Not an “Interrogation Technique” — Effective Only if it isn’t Secret
" ... Torture is a terrorist act. ... Torture isn’t about secretly collecting information. It never has been. Torture only works when it isn’t secret
Supreme Court Denies NDAA Lawsuit
From NDAA Resistance: If this does not provide evidence that the Federal government is corrupt beyond reform, and that is truly up to the states, cities,
Commentary The Supreme Court Has Blown Up Regulation of Political Money
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Nazi Collaboration with Postwar German Intelligence Agency
In 2010, suspicions were confirmed that Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie had worked for the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND). A year later, it was d
Scalia The Constitution is ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’
Constitution a 'dead, dead, dead' document, Scalia tells SMU audience By TASHA TSIAPERAS Dallas Morning News, February 20, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court Justice
War Crimes How Nazis Escaped Justice in South America
A new book by historian Daniel Stahl supplies a certain and disgraceful answer to what has long been suspected: that there was a broad coalition of people
Hail to the Thieves The Secret Origin of ChoicePoint & the Stealing of the 2000 Presidential Election
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PDF Transcript of Opening Arguments in Supreme Court Case Concerning Federal Surveillance of American Citizens
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES JAMES R. CLAPPER, JR., DIRECTOR : OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, ET AL. : v. : AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, ET http
New Biography Details Rehnquist’s Complex Legacy
Definition of an activist judge: "Rehnquist saw himself as a partisan. When he came to the court in 1971 (as an associate justice), he came with an agenda
Kiobel v. Shell Will ‘Enemies of All Mankind’ Be Held Accountable?
By Ryan Mitchell The Epoch Times, October 4, 2012 A man shows his crude-oil covered hands near an abandoned leaking well head on April 11, 2007, in Ogon
Indiana Farmer taking Monsanto to Supreme Court
By Anne Sewell Digital Journal, October 7, 201 Washington – Vernon Hugh Bowman, a 74-year-old soybean farmer, will have his day in court against Monsant
Hold Corporations Accountable for Nazi Genocide (National Law Journal)
Nuremberg-era jurisprudence offers a compelling precedent for imposing sanctions on companies for human rights violations, as in the 'Kiobel' case before t
1) Clarence Thomas Failed to Report Wife’s $686K Heritage Foundation Income, 2) Heritage Foundation Cut Entitlement, Welfare Spending
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Justice Scalia and the Tea Party
Also see: "Justice Scalia accepts Tea Party Caucus invite" | USA Today | December 16, 2010 New York Times | December 18, 2010 The Tea Party epitomizes the
Wife of Clarence Thomas Stepping Down from Far-Right Think Tank
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Did Kagan Cover for Dershowitz’s Plagiarism?
News Release June 30, 2010 While Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has been extensively questioned in her hearings about her tenure as dean of Har