We closely followed the trial of Syed Haris Ahmed, who was convicted for providing material support to terrorism in early June–all of our posts may be found here. The trial of Ahmed’s alleged co-conspirator, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee on terrorism charges began yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Sadequee has apparently taken […]
READ MOREJudge alleges ‘fraud on the court’ by government attorneys in Dobyns case
Former ATF Agent Beats Federal Government in Court Take a former football player, mix in some motorcycles, add arson, murder, and smuggled guns and you the result is a former ATF agent who goes on to write the best selling book and is countersued by his former employer. Jay “Jaybird” Dobyns, born in Indiana in […]
READ MOREUS Justice Department Tracking American Motorists
According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, the US Justice Department has been gathering and storing records of hundreds of American motorists. The report claims that this database can track the movements of vehicles across the country. The news has been confirmed through government documents as well as by former and current […]
READ MORENew York Prosecutor Highlights Need for Regulations to Fight Data Encryption
A top prosecutor of New York Country says that Apple and Google should be legally required to give police access to customer data that may be deemed necessary when investigating crimes. According to Cyrus Vance, Manhattan District Attorney, federal and state governments should consider passing laws that forbid devices like smartphones, tablets etc. to be […]
READ MOREFederal Government Claims in Court that Marijuana is Dangerous
President Obama has recently signed a legislation prohibiting any federal interference with state medical marijuana laws. As per this law, the federal government is barred from spending money to prevent California and 21 other states from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana. However, a federal judge in Sacramento […]
READ MOREMaryland governor to sign same-sex marriage into law on Thursday
Marylands Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed When Maryland’s governor, Martin O’Malley, signed legislation declaring same-sex marriage lawful, it was another controversial victory in a long line of controversial victories for the Democratic state leader. New York criminal defense lawyers backed the bill and promised to endorse it once it was passed. When the bill was finally […]
READ MOREGovernor o’malley issues statement on the four remaining inmates sentenced to death in maryland
America’s death penalty has been slowly dying. Thirty-one states still have the ultimate punishment on the law books and even five of those states have a governor imposed moratorium on execution. Maryland added itself to the list of states abolishing the death penalty several years ago. On 6 March 2013, the Maryland State Senate voted […]
READ MOREMicrosoft Files Civil Lawsuit Against Scammers
Microsoft is suing scammers who phone people pretending to represent the firm and offering bogus technology support. It is believed that these spam callers ask to take over home computers and demand money to fix them. They are also known to install viruses and useless security software and trick people into spending hundreds of dollars […]
READ MOREJustice Department Legalizes Pot for Indian Tribes
In a memo released this week, the Department of Justice has outlined new policies that allow American Indian tribes to grow and sell marijuana on reservation lands. Under the new policies, four Western US states will be allowed to grow and sell recreational marijuana. While possession of marijuana is a federal crime in the US, […]
READ MOREBlack Friday line campers told to leave
The dash for deals is starting early this year, but some who set up tents to camp-out in the name of a good bargain have been forced to leave. Monday morning, at a Best Buy In Pembroke Pines, police forced several men who had pitched tents on Saturday to pack up. They told them the […]
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