Category: Justice (or not)
John Roberts: Go Fuck Yourself
If I may use that phrase, uttered so eloquently by the venerated right-wing lunatic Dick Cheney...Chief Justice John Roberts, please do go fuck yourself.Mr. Roberts, you see, has gotten pissy about Obama denouncing the right-wing Supreme Court giving… more »
Brits Decide "Pissing Off The U.S." Is Not Good Enough Reason To Hide Torture Report
After a lengthy legal battle, the British government was forced Wednesday to release in full a document describing what a judge called the "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" meted out to a former Guantanamo Bay inmate while he was in U.S. custody.… more »
Arbitration Sucks - Ninth Circuit Court Agrees
From Courthouse News:
Customers who bought defective Dell notebook computers can sue as a class because the binding arbitration agreement in the "Terms and Conditions of Sale" is unenforceable, the 9th Circuit ruled.
Read more about how arbitratio… more »
When Politics Trumps National Security, Rational Discourse, and Honesty
It's understandable the Republicans are doing everything they can to oppose Obama:They got their asses kicked at the ballot boxThey have nothing to offer, so they have to tear downThey, too, believe in Number One onlyWhat is not understandable… more »
Nurse Being Criminally PROSECUTED For Reporting A Bad Doctor
Only in America:Texas: An experienced nurse was concerned about the obviously egregious actions of a hospital's doctor.She and another nurse sent an unsigned letter to the Texas Medical Board.They ended up being indicted by a Texas grand… more »
FBI Wants Records Kept Of Web Sites You Visit
When I read this, it caused me annoyance about more government spying:The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help i… more »
Mitch McConnell Says The FBI Is Less Competent Than Larry King
No shit:
Appearing on Fox News, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused the president of treating Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab "as if he had robbed a convenience store." But in a dig at the FBI interrogators overseeing the interrogations, the… more »
Looks Like Those "Torture Not Trial" Advocates Were Wrong
There's been a lot of bitching from the right about treating the Detroit underwear bomber as a criminal. According to them, he should not have been Mirandized and should have, instead, been immediately shipped off to Gitmo and waterboarded. (You see, the… more »
Obama Backtracks On "Jailing Illegals For Cash"
From "The Hill":
After proposing last year to cut it entirely, President Barack Obama in his budget on Monday said he would provide $330 million for a federal subsidy that helps states jail illegal immigrants.
Why?
Money.
Killing off the program ha… more »
Activist Judges -- Waiting To Hear The Outcry
The right wing includes among it's favorite jingoistic phrases (said with a sneer) "activist judges". Today the Activist Right Wing Judges on the Supreme Court decided to allow Big Business to have even greater leverage in buying polititicans.Rep… more »
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