Florida ‘arbitrarily and unfairly’ prosecuting children as adults – Human Rights WatchFlorida has been unfairly and arbitrarily trying children as adults, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. The research slams Florida for funneling thousands of children into the state’s adult justice system more than any other US state. “Florida’s direct file law is not effectively serving public safety…
NYC court unable to find impartial jury to decide Occupy Wall Street trialAn Occupy Wall Street protester facing seven years in prison for an alleged 2012 assault may wait even longer to hear her fate as New Yorkers have proven to be so divided on the issue that finding impartial jurors has so far been nearly impossible.
Obama administration wins Jefferson Muzzle award for restricting free pressThe United States Department of Justice and the White House Press Office are this year’s top winners of a dubious award extended to those considered to be “responsible for some of the more egregious or ridiculous affronts to First Amendment principles.”
NSA monitors WiFi on US planes ‘in violation’ of privacy lawsAFP Photo / Mehdi Fedouach Companies that provide WiFi on US domestic flights are handing over their data to the NSA, adapting their technology to allow security services new powers to spy on passengers. In doing so, they may be in violation of privacy laws.
Congress considers blocking GMO food labelingAFP Photo / Robyn Beck A new bill introduced in Congress looks to ban states from implementing their own labeling laws when it comes to food containing genetically engineered ingredients. According to Reuters, US Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)
Judge rips State Dept’s handling of Blackwater shootings in IraqA US federal judge has rebuked the State Department for delaying the prosecution of US security contractors charged with shooting unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007. The guards, formerly employed by the Blackwater private security company that policed US military zones, are accused of shooting 14 Iraqi civilians without justification and in violation of deadly-force rules that pertained to American security contractors in Iraq at the time.
Allstate, Bank of America Agree to End Lawsuit Over MortgagesAllstate Corp. and Bank of America Corp.’s Countrywide unit have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from $700 million of toxic mortgage debt, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The parties “have agreed to dismissal of this action in its entirety,” lawyers for Allstate and Countrywide said in a document filed in U.S.
Blowing the Whistle on Banks’ Misbehavior Can Be Worth MillionsAs government agencies continue to pepper banks like Bank of America Corp. ( ) , Citigroup ( ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( ) with lawsuits tied to fraudulent behavior, they have often been aided by insiders willing to turn over first-hand information for a cut of the action.
The Real Vampires: An Insider’s View of BanksThe Inside Scoop from Bill Clinton’s Mentor By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Timeby Carroll Quigley* (1966 Macmillan)is an exacting account of how the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, the European central banks, and the giant investment banks that dominate them (e.g.
Ohio newspaper suing federal government after two journalists were detained by the militaryThe Toledo Blade newspaper in Ohio has filed a lawsuit against the United States government after two journalists employed by the outlet were detained by the military for photographing a tank plant owned by defense contractor General Dynamics.
Defense lawyers: Did FBI pressure push Boston bomber over the edge? (+video)Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, say contact with the FBI may have been a ‘precipitating event’ to the bombings last April.
Constitutional collateral damage: Lawsuit over American drone deaths tossed out by US judgeAFP Photo/US Air Force Serious issues regarding constitutional law rose to the surface on Friday as a US federal judge dismissed a court case against the US government by families of three Americans killed in US drone strikes in Yemen.
CIA lied about torture’s effectiveness, according to unreleased Senate reportReuters / Larry Downing A Senate report found that CIA officials lied to the government and public about its post-9/11 torture program, most notably by distorting intelligence gleaned from traditional interrogations as that attained by far more brutal methods.
Manning attorney denounces unfair trial, files clemency papersWikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning did not receive a fair trial, the attorney who represented her in last year’s court-martial wrote on Wednesday, and her counsel has taken the next steps in seeking clemency from the United States military. Trial attorney David E.
GA law would give private companies unprecedented influence over probation systemGeorgia lawmakers have passed a controversial bill that, if passed, will boost the influence of for-profit firms by giving these companies some jurisdiction over state residents who are on probation.
Supreme Court Establishing “Plutocrat Rights”USA Today reports: “The Supreme Court took another step Wednesday toward giving wealthy donors more freedom to influence federal elections. The justices ruled 5-4, in a decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, that limits on the total amount of money donors can give to all candidates, committees and political parties are unconstitutional.
Official: NSA did warrantless searches of Americans’ dataClapper did not disclose the number of times the NSA had searched for Americans’ communications without a warrant as part of a program authorized under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The program targets foreigners abroad for surveillance but captures potentially large volumes of the communications of Americans in contact with those foreigners.
ACA “Conscientious Objector”CBS News reports: “March 31 has finally arrived, and with it comes the last official day for people to sign up for health insurance on the federal exchange websites.” MARGARET FLOWERS, M.D., mdpnhp at gmail.com, @MFlowers8 Flowers is a pediatrician in Baltimore and co-director of PopularResistance.org.