US court blocks release of memos justifying targeted drone killings of American citizens abroadThe controversial subject of US targeted drone killings came up again, as an appeals court blocked the initiative to disclose documents that tackle the legality of using unmanned vehicles to kill American terror suspects abroad.
Man suing police ‘armed to the teeth’ for using SWAT tactics during a ‘welfare check’It started out as a “welfare check,” but even without a warrant or probable cause, the police encounter transformed into a full scale SWAT-style raid. That is just part of the ordeal for which one man is suing the Albemarle County Police.
Too powerful and invasive: Federal judge lays out strict rules for ‘Stingray’ surveillance warrantsCiting privacy concerns, an Illinois judge has issued requirements that federal law enforcement working with local police must follow when applying for a warrant to use cell-site simulators, also known as ‘Stingrays,’ during an investigation.
Cobb County, DeKalb County, and Fulton County, Georgia File Federal Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Against Bank of America Corp., Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Financial Corp., Countywide Bank, FSB, and Merrill Lynch & Co. for Discriminatory Mortgage Lendi | news.sys-con.comATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cobb County, DeKalb County, and Fulton County, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countywide Bank, FSB, and Merrill Lynch & Co seeking damages and injunctive relief for violations of the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”).
Bank of America Pays More Than Anyone as Wall Street’s Legal Tab Tops $219 BillionJPMorgan Chase , and 13 other global banks have spent at least $219 billion to cover legal costs since 2008, a new report from Moody’s Investors Service shows, in a tally of the staggering costs to investors of regulatory and criminal probes into market-rigging, money laundering and improper mortgage-bond sales.
EU against Bitcoin payments after Paris attacksA week after the attacks in Paris, home affairs ministers from European Union countries are due to gather in Brussels on Friday 20th November for a crisis meeting to discuss methods of strengthening the region’s response to terrorism. One crucial item on the agenda is a planned crackdown on virtual currencies and anonymous payments made online and through pre-paid cards.
‘Cop kicked in the door’: NC police fatally shoot man who told them to get warrantA North Carolina sheriff’s deputy visiting a home during an investigation was told a suspect no longer lived at the residence and to get a search warrant. The deputy then kicked down the door, beat and tased John Livingston, finally fatally shooting him.
Prognosis 2012 – The Elite Plan for a New World Social OrderPrognosis 2012 The Elite Plan for a New World Social Order 26 February 2010 by Richard K. Moore When the Industrial Revolution began in Britain, in the late 1700s, there was lots of money to be made by investing in factories and mills, by opening up new markets, and by gaining control of sources of raw materials.
America Disregarded 4,000 Years of History In Responding to the Great RecessionWe’ve known for over 4,000 years that debts need to be periodically written down, or the entire economy will collapse. After all, debt grows exponentially … while economies only grow in an s-curve. The ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, the early Jews and Christians, the Founding Fathers of the United States and others throughout history knew that private debts had to be periodically forgiven.
Tor Project accuses FBI of paying university to ‘deanonymize’ users without warrantTor Project, the world’s largest anonymous online network, claims the FBI illegally paid security researchers at a leading university $1 million to unveil the identities of the site’s users, based on court documents in a Silk Road 2.0 trial.
Smoking weed is now a human right in MexicoIs smoking weed a human right? Days after voters in the US state of Ohio rejected a proposal to legalise cannabis for recreational use, Mexico has ruled that smoking pot is a fundamental human right. The Mexican Supreme Court ruled by 4 to 1 that banning the consumption and cultivation of cannabis for personal use violates the human right to free development of one’s personality.
MERS authority upheld in Wyoming District CourtMERSCORP Holdings announced Monday that a Federal court again ruled it MERS’ favor in a lawsuit brought by a homeowner who challenged MERS’ authority to assign a mortgage. According to MERS, parent of the electronic mortgage registry with the same name, theU.S.
Las Vegas man says mortgage firm, Bank of America defrauded himMichael Bondi is no stranger to foreclosures. He’s a real estate broker in town and has even appeared on HGTV’s “House Hunters Las Vegas” reality show.
U.S. Probes Treasuries Niche That Investors Claim Is Rigged by Big BanksU.S. officials investigating the $12.8 trillion market for U.S. Treasuries are zeroing in on a practice of trading the debt before it’s issued, said a person familiar with the matter — spotlighting trades that several recent lawsuits allege are part of big banks’ efforts to rig Treasury markets.
Condi Rice, ICANN, and millions paid to lobby the US govt for total internet controlSpecial report Just minutes after the board of internet overseer ICANN applauded the results of a review into its accountability – announced at a public meeting in Dublin – the mood soured.
Religion and the Meaning of Life: The Problem (Part 1)Are Religious Claims True?The main problem with any proposed religious answer to the question of the meaning of life is that, in general, religious beliefs are probably false. After all, there is no convincing evidence for the gods, an afterlife, or other supernatural phenomena that persuades most philosophers.