The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the 22-year prison term for so-called “millennium bomber” Ahmed Ressam, finding that a district court imposed a too lenient sentence.
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against an Oklahoma anti-immigrant law, but did permit the state to enact provisions mandating employer use of E-Verify.
US federal magistrate G. Mallon Faircloth surprised observers by sentencing three activists to six-month prison terms for trespassing on the US Army’s Fort Benning base.
The details surrounding the deaths of several individuals inside US immigration detention centers were intentionally concealed, the New York Times reports—despite Obama pledges of openness.
Civil rights groups opposed stricter screening procedures for passengers entering the US from 14 countries, calling the measures unconstitutional “religious profiling” against Muslims.
Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans are advising police in Salinas on “counterinsurgency strategy” in the wake of deadly gang violence in the California city.
Specious terrorism busts in which a close reading of news accounts reveals that the supposed plot actually originated with police or FBI infiltrators continue to be alarmingly common.
The FBI conducted anti-gang sweeps across South LA, arresting 74 suspected members of the Rolling 40s, as the DEA announced charges against 18 in a high-tech marijuana ring.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona’s Maricopa County is vowing to defy a federal order to halt immigration round-ups. His Phoenix street sweeps and jail camps have drawn national criticism.
Pittsburgh police used a Long Range Acoustic Device “audio cannon” against protesters at the G-20 Summit—which was also used against protesters in Honduras.
The American Civil Liberties Union will represent University of Pittsburgh students arrested during the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh—some of whom say they weren’t even protesting.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. From AP, July 10: Supermax prison: Obama’s books objectionable The federal government’s most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material… Read moreFederal idiocy in the news
