Judge says Fairfax prosecutor Raymond Morrogh, accused of being unethical, should stay on case - Crime Scene Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 11/05/2012 Nov 05, 2012 04:17 PM EST TheWashingtonPost A Fairfax prosecutor accused of bias in a capital murder trial has not compromised his independence or acted unethically and will stay on the case, a Prince William County judge ruled Monday. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh (D) was accused by defense attorneys of having entanglements and friendships that could affect his judgement as he pursues murder-for-hire charges against Justin M. Defense attorneys had argued that Morrogh’s friendship with Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. But those convictions were vacated by a federal court recently after a judge found that Ebert’s office didn’t turn over key evidence that could have been used in Wolfe’s defense. Ebert then stepped aside in the case and asked that Morrogh be appointed special prosecutor. “There’s no evidence that [Morrogh’s] relationships will cause him to abandon his duties,” O’Brien said.
Hetherington Group - Welcome About | The Peaceful Streets Project is an all-volunteer, grassroots effort uniting people to end the institutional violence taking place on our streets. Through community organizing and direct action tactics, the Peaceful Streets Project seeks to support communities in understanding, exercising, and standing up for our rights. Vision: A society free of state-sponsored institutionalized violence. Mission: Through community organizing, engaging in non-political and non-violent direct action tactics, and utilizing new technologies, the Peaceful Streets Project seeks to bring about a cultural shift where individuals understand their rights and hold law enforcement officials accountable, and communities protect and serve each other. To fulfill our mission, the Peaceful Streets Project is undertaking the following actions: Ongoing, free training sessions on knowing your rights in police encounters and on recording police activity safely and responsibly. History Get involved!
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US Congress Embraces Both NSA Spying and Endless Wars In two separate votes in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, lawmakers from both parties affirmed their ongoing acceptance of the ever-growing national security state and support for the military authorization that has kept the nation in constant war since 2001. Though neither was expected to pass, the failure of the two separate amendments introduced as part of the 2013 Defense Authorization Bill offers a window into the bipartisan consensus that permeates Washington when it comes to appeasing the dominant influence of the military-intelligence-industrial complex that has gained unprecedented authority and profited so magnificently in the post-9/11 era. The first amendment voted down, introduced by Rep. The amendment was defeated by a margin of 217-205, with twelve members not voting (see roll call below). The second amendment defeated, introduced by Rep. The two roll calls for the amendments follow: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License
Activist Adam Kokesh will run for President to abolish U.S. gove FAIRFAX, Va. - Anti-government activist Adam Kokesh, who is currently jailed on drug charges and is facing a firearms charge in D.C., says he will someday run for President on a platform of abolishing the federal government. Since July 9th, 31-year old Adam Kokesh has been incarcerated in a cell in the Fairfax County jail which measures seven by seven-and-a-half feet. On Independence Day, Kokesh had a colleague record a video of the pro-gun activist loading a shotgun on D.C.' Several days later, U.S. In an exclusive jailhouse interview, Adam Kokesh denies any connection to the drugs. Kokesh, who has been arrested several times before by U.S. Federal officers have now filed a weapons charge against Kokesh for wielding the shotgun in D.C. on the Fourth of July. Adam Kokesh believes the Second Amendment to the Constitution will provide him a successful defense against the D.C. gun charge. The former U.S. Adam Kokesh is 70% disabled from his term of military service.
Nine US Governors pitch for Indian investment Washington: Governors of as many as nine Americans States attended a corporate reception of Indian companies and sought their investments in the respective States. While gathering of so many US governors at the corporate reception of other countries is considered rare, their presence at the event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry-India Business Forum (CII-IBF) yesterday reflected the new bonhomie of economic relationship between the two countries. Governor Jack Markell of Delaware, who returned from nine-day India trip last week, said the future growth of his State is largely tied to plugging into the global economy, specifically to India. "As the fastest-growing market for US exporters, India provides significant opportunities to increase US growth," he told the select audience. The Arizona Governor, Janice Brewer said that her State regards India as an "important growing and moving trading partner" and announced that she is planning her first trip to India.
Four Cedar Rapids-Metro Area Mayors Support Local Option Sales Tax Extension CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Four metro area mayors who don’t always see eye to eye spoke as one Wednesday to say they supported the extension of the current 1-percent local-option sales tax for 10 years to help their cities pay with infrastructure projects. Voters will weigh in on the sales-tax extension at the Nov. 5 general election. The current local-option sales tax, which has been in place since the spring of 2009, expires in the metro block of cities — Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Fairfax — on June 30, 2014. Only the mayor of Fairfax was not at the Wednesday news conference at City Hall in Cedar Rapids. "We stand here today, united, with one voice ...," Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett said. " ... The mayors of the other four metro cities said their communities would use the revenue from the 10-year tax extension in somewhat different ways. Corbett said Cedar Rapids will use 100 of the revenue from a tax extension for streets. "This 1 percent is already in place.
Black people in Iowa singled out in marijuana arrests, data suggests | World news The study showed that black people, nationally, were some 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana use as whites. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters Iowa has the greatest racial disparity between black and white people in America when it comes to arrests for possession of marijuana, according to a major new study on drug crime published on Tuesday. Black Iowans are in fact eight times more likely to be arrested for the crime than white Iowans, the data showed, despite the fact that their rate of marijuana use was about the same. The American Civil Liberties Union, which carried out an analysis of FBI and census data across the US, said African Americans were 8.34 times more likely to be arrested than whites in Iowa, despite making up just 3.1% of the population. After Iowa, the next largest areas of racial disparity were Washington DC, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The news stunned some experts.
Activist Adam Kokesh ordered held without bond in D.C. WASHINGTON - A D.C. Superior Court judge has ordered a veteran and activist accused of openly carrying a shotgun in D.C.'s Freedom Plaza held without bond. During a preliminary hearing Monday, an attorney representing Adam Kokesh argued that the stunt -- filmed and posted on YouTube -- was nothing more than political theater. The judge disagreed, ordering that Kokesh be held until his next court appearance. "I consider your client to be a very dangerous man," the judge said. Kokesh had been arrested and charged with drug-related offenses in Fairfax County, Va., earlier in July. He is expected back in a D.C. courtroom Aug. 13. See the video from July 4 here: Related Story: Activist Adam Kokesh charged with openly carrying shotgun in D.C. WTOP's Dick Uliano contributed to this report. © 2013 WTOP. Dismissing Rumors Jennifer Aniston says she and Justin Theroux "already feel married."