OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN In the past 9 months, over 7,000 people have been arrested in the United States for protesting. The actions have varied from marches to writing on the sidewalk with chalk. Government has taken a robust stance on protest enforcement, and has arrested people with impunity—leaving it to the court to work it …
NYU SCHOOL OF LAW NEWS A report by NYU and Fordham law schools found a ‘shocking level of impunity’ and a department that acted beyond its powers—Ed A national consortium of law school clinics has released the first in a planned series of reports examining the responses of law enforcement authorities to the protests of …
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OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN? John Kiriakou’s case deserves our attention because the current administration is already responsible for prosecuting more government officials under the Espionage Act than all previous administrations combined. Kiriakou has been an outspoken critic of the CIA’s rendition and torture policies post-911—Ed Former CIA agent John Kiriakou, who the United States government alleges released …
DEMOCRACY NOW! In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the government the power to indefinitely detain anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial — including U.S. citizens. Judge Katherine Forrest of the Southern District …
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