Who is Lakim Faust? You’ve heard of Dylan Roof. You’ve (probably) never heard of Lakim Faust. That’s not surprising. America’s mainstream media tends to walk all over itself when a white male perpetuates a mass shooting. Listen to the same media outlets for news about a mass shooting when perpetrated by a black man, all […]
READ MOREPolice FBI shooter reported in military building at washington navy yard multiple victims
WASHINGTON – Several people were injured in a shooting Monday morning at a building at the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy said, and authorities searched for an active shooter. A defence official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak during an active attack, also […]
READ MORETHE DEATH OF KILLAH-P AND THE MURDER OF GOLDEN DAWN
Think a Trump Rally is Violent? In Asheville, North Carolina on September 13, a Donald Trump rally turned violent as Trump supporters clashed with anti-Trump protesters in the street outside of the city’s civic auditorium — Cellular One Center. Asheville, a mountain town in the western part of the state isn’t the only city to […]
READ MORECartersville Pain Management Clinic Physician and Employees Federally Charged for Unlawful Oxycodone Prescriptions
A doctor and four employees of Atlanta Medical Group, a pain management clinic, in Cartersville, Bartow County, were arrested last week by FBI agents, according to Examiner.com. Dr. James Chapman, Jason Cole Votrobek, Jesse Violante, Roland Rafael Castellanos and Tara Atkins have been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly […]
READ MORESekhar vs. United States
Can a lawyer’s advice be something valuable? The easy answer is, “It depends on how good the advice is.” A deeper question would be, “Is a lawyer’s advice property?” Is it the kind of property that could become the target of extortion, as in, “Give me your advice, or else!” That was the bizarre point […]
READ MOREPUBLIC ADVOCATE INVESTIGATION REVEALS “SYSTEMIC FAILURE” IN POLICE DISCIPLINE SYSTEM
Three-year probe shows three-fourths of abusive cops received “wrist slaps not punishment.” 71% of dismissals not investigated. Beat cops more likely to be disciplined than superiors. Advocate pledges to continue oversight until independent monitor exists. Finding a “failed system that neither punishes nor deters substantiated cases of police misconduct,” Public Advocate Mark Green today released […]
READ MOREA Federal Prosecution of George Zimmerman? Almost No Chance.
The Florida trial of George Zimmerman on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter for the death of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, has captured national public and media attention for weeks, and has aroused strong views on both sides. Saturday’s verdict of acquittal in favor Mr. Zimmerman did not bring the closure which some believed it would, and […]
READ MOREFBI’s Classic Divide-and-Conquer Tactics Tried Again in NYC
FBI agents have been visiting individuals in New York City last week to investigate the 2008 bombing of the Times Square military recruitment center. The bomb, which went off at around 3:30 in the morning did not result in any significant damage. There is no specific information related to height, weight, age, sex or race […]
READ MOREAbout 90 Percent of New Yorkers Stopped and Frisked Were ‘Innocent,’ Says NYCLU
New York’s Finest Reined In On Stop-And-Frisk Under New York City’s former-Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly, law enforcement insisted NYPD did not engage in ‘racial profiling’ during the troublesome stop-and-frisk scheme. Then federal judge Shira Scheindlin put a halt to the madness by ruling that stop-and-frisk was encouraging police to target young black and Hispanic men […]
READ MORESLDN Amicus Curiae Brief, Fair v. Rumsfeld Case
U.S. Supreme Court This is the Supreme Court amicus curiae brief SLDN filed in the Fair v. Rumsfeld case. Fair v. Rumsfeld is a case that is challenging the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment. The SLDN brief focuses specifically on military deference. Download PDF here
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