The Belleville News Democrat is reporting on a series of defendants whose contributions to a State Attorney’s fund allowing them to walk away from
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U.S. political and financial elites enjoy legal immunity
Glenn Greenwald, in a recent article on Salon, wrote the following: In a 1795 letter, George Washington vowed that, “the executive branch of this
Justice and mercy: a troubling imprisonment deserves attention
Today it’s difficult to reconstruct exactly what happened on that hot August night in 1982. Some details were murky even then. But here’s the
March of crimes: Lessons from a grand jury
You don’t volunteer for Grand Jury duty in St. Louis County for the money. Few can get off work for 18 consecutive
Russ Feingold has a new PAC: Progressives United
Russ Feingold has started a new PAC called “Progressives United” for the purpose of combating the recent Citizens United Supreme Court decision—a decision that has unleashed
Vermont challenges corporate personhood
In a recent article in Truthdig, Christopher Ketcham reports on Vermont State Senator Virginia Lyons’ introduction of a resolution for passage in the Vermont
Reversing Citizens United
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision on Citizen’s United v. FEC gave corporations the freedom to spend without limit
Thanks, President Obama: Acting against wage discrimination
If you’re looking for an example of the good work that can be done-and has been done—by a president, Democrats and a US Congress
Hemp: the real reason pot is illegal
California ballot Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, will be on the November 2, 2010 California
Charting questions for Supreme Court nominees, 1939 to 2010
What do Senators on the Judiciary Committee really want to talk about, when they interrogate nominees for the US Supreme Court? In recent years,