Crime Lab Scandal Leaves Mass. Legal System In Turmoil : NPRLawyers, prosecutors and judges across Massachusetts are sorting through thousands of cases that may now unravel. With a former chemist accused of falsifying as many as 34,000 test results, hundreds of former defendants have already been released and police are bracing for an uptick in crime.
Mindfulness at school reduces (likelihood of) depression-related symptoms in adolescentsMindfulness is a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising ‘attentiveness’. Depression is often rooted in a downward spiral of negative feelings and worries. Once a person learns to more quickly recognise these feelings and thoughts, he or she can intervene before depression sinks in.
Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutionalSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that the FBI’s practice of issuing so-called national security letters to banks, phone companies and other businesses is unconstitutional, saying the secretive demands for customer data violate the First Amendment.
EXCLUSIVE – U.S. to let spy agencies scour Americans’ finances | ReutersNEW YORK/WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:01am IST NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
Pop Goes the Law – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher EducationBalloon design by April Gomez, photography by Matt Roth Enlarge Image Balloon design by April Gomez, photography by Matt Roth The Law School Admission Council recently reported that applications were heading toward a 30-year low, reflecting, as a New York Times article put it, “increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt, and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.”
Top 5 Ways to Practice Non-Conformity in the Matrix – Waking Times ” Waking TimesSigmund Fraud, Staff Writer Waking Times The human mind is easily programmed, and human behavior is largely autonomous once the sub-conscious has a suggestion of what to do. By default, people seem inclined to conform to the ideas, environment and behaviors around them, at least as a means of survival and of fitting in.
Leaked: Audio of Bradley Manning Court Statement on WikiLeaks | Accuracy.OrgFreedom of the Press Foundation today released the full audio recording of Private First Class Bradley Manning’s speech to the military court in Ft. Meade about his motivations for leaking over 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks.
Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution-without Bill of RightsOh, dear. This is probably not the symbolism the White House wanted. Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office-behind closed doors, far away from the press, perhaps befitting his status as America’s top spy-the White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of the ceremony.
Three Democratic myths used to demean the Paul filibusterCommencing immediately upon the 9/11 attack, the US government under two successive administrations has spent 12 straight years inventing and implementing new theories of government power in the name of Terrorism.
The Power of Sound Frequencies To Change Your Brain Waves & Create Positive Results – Waking Times ” Waking TimesMary Rivas, Guest Writer Waking Times Can we enhance our creativity, intuitive insights, memory, intelligence and health by altering our brain waves? Yes. The ancients understood that sound can help us alter our consciousness and unleash mind powers that are normally not accessible to us in ordinary consciousness.
Introduction
The judicial system in the United States is unique insofar as it is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact. Furthermore, solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. This lesson is designed to examine the differences, similarities, and interactions between the federal and state court systems to make the public aware of how each system goes about achieving these goals.
Police militarization comes under nationwide investigationPolice militarization comes under nationwide investigation The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a campaign to investigate the growing trend of placing militarized police units in cities and towns across the country. Doors busted down and windows smashed in.
Homeless mom sentenced to 5 years in prison for “stealing” son’s educationA mother has been arrested and sentenced to jail time for sending her five year old son to a school district where she had no permanent residence. I can barely believe I’m having to type this sentence again.
Drones over there, total surveillance over hereThe big story buried in all the commentary about the US government’s drone policy is that the old algorithm of the liberal state no longer works. Focusing on drones is almost a distraction, if it weren’t for the number of men, women and children they have killed in only a few years.
France calls on Europe to ease off austerityBRUSSELS (AP) – France has called on fellow European nations to ease off on painful austerity policies to give the economy some breathing space and avoid social upheaval. Continuing a strict course of spending cuts and tax increases would only “nourish a social crisis that leads to populism,” French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici warned Thursday.
The Revolution Within the Revolution Will ContinueThe Revolution Within the Revolution Will Continue The death of Hugo Chávez is a great loss to the people of Venezuela who have been lifted out of poverty and have created a deep participatory democracy.
