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A man in New Mexico has been awarded $22 million after being tossed in solitary confinement for 2 years following a DWI arrest.
U.S. News - Man spends 2 years in solitary after DWI arrest
Texas man wrongly put away for 18 years denied compensation after legal glitch - Yahoo! News
Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you're having trouble locating a destination on Yahoo!As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the unexpected extent of the damage Americans have done to themselves and their institutions is coming into better focus. The event that “changed everything” did turn out to change Washington in ways more startling than most people realize. On terrorism and national security, to take an obvious (if seldom commented upon) example, the confidence of the U.S. government seems to have been severely, perhaps irreparably, shaken when it comes to that basic and essential American institution: the courts.
How Washington lost faith in America's courts - Terrorism - Salon.com
"I think people are making a lot of this issue," Perry told reporters Thursday in Austin, Texas. He said the replacement of commission Chairman Sam Bassett and commissioners Alan Levy and Aliece Watts, whose terms had expired, was "pretty normal protocol." "If you've got a whole new investigation going forward, it makes a lot more sense to put the new people in now and let them start the full process, rather than bring people in there for a short period of time and then replace them," he said.
Shake-up in Texas execution probe draws criticism, questions - CNN
In a televised address to the nation on July 25, 2011, to discuss the pending deadline on the debt ceiling, President Barack Obama made his pitch for a "balanced" approach to reducing the deficit -- one that includes spending cuts as well as revenue increases from tax increases for wealthier Americans. With the debt ceiling issue caught in a political deadlock over how to reduce the deficit, Obama noted that raising the debt ceiling has been a relatively routine exercise for decades.
Obama says Reagan raised debt ceiling 18 times; George W. Bush seven times
Rennie Gibbs is accused of murder, but the crime she is alleged to have committed does not sound like an ordinary killing.
15-Year-Old Girl Faces Life in Prison for a Miscarriage? Why Conservatives Are Criminalizing Pregnant Women | Gender | AlterNet
In February, a federal district court in South Carolina dismissed our lawsuit on behalf of American citizen Jose Padilla against Donald Rumsfeld and other current and former officials, saying the former Secretary of Defense was entitled to "qualified immunity" for his role in the arbitrary detention and torture of Padilla.
"If the Law Does Not Protect Jose Padilla . . . It Protects No One" » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
AP IMPACT: At CIA, grave mistakes, then promotions - Yahoo! News
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When Chicago police answered a domestic disturbance call at the home of Tiawanda Moore and her boyfriend in July 2010, the officers separated the couple to question them individually. Moore was interviewed privately in her bedroom.
Chicago State's Attorney Lets Bad Cops Slide, Prosecutes Citizens Who Record Them
Jose Guerena, 26, was killed in a hail of bullets from the SWAT team, which broke down the door to his home on May 5 while trying to serve a search warrant as part of a home invasion probe.
Arizona SWAT Team Cleared in Former Marine's Killing - ABC News
Seventy-four House Democrats are asking Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any health care reform cases, citing reports that his wife financially benefited from efforts to repeal the legislation.
Dems: Thomas should recuse himself - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com
Kentucky vs King: Supreme Court Curtails 4th Amendment | NowPublic News Coverage
Fourth Amendment Compromised by Supreme Court in Kentucky vs. King RulingIn 2009 Nikita Biddle was a young courageous single woman struggling to emerge into her adult life.