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Civil Disobedience Heroes
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008One day today’s tree-sitters and other environmental activists are going to end up being commemorated on US Postage stamps. For more than 20 years, some of the oldest redwood trees in Humboldt County, California have been at the heart of one of the most contentious battles between citizens and Corporate America.
The result of this fight [...]
Judiciary v. Miers - Separation of Powers
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008The US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary went to court to compel Harriet Miers to comply with their subpoena. Harriett Miers claimed that she’s totally immune from Congressional Process, because she was working for President Bush.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia just sided with the Judiciary Committee and struck [...]
Ali v. Bureau: A license to steal?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008A bitterly divided Supreme Court just gave federal law enforcement a license to steal, in a case called Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons. This case interprets the Federal Tort Claims Act, which sets forth federal employees’ liability for damages. Usually, federal employees are not immune from civil suit when they cause damage, but [...]