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We Are All Troy Davis... And We Are Free!

Patrick McDermott | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Wrongful Conviction, Troy Davis Execution, Capital Punishment, Court of Appeals, Clarence Thomas, Troy Davis, DC News

If justice is a product of equitability, then the conviction and now murder of Troy Davis was anything but equitable.

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The Myth of California's Death Penalty

James Clark | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: California Budget, Death Penalty, California Death Penalty, California Budget Crisis, Sb 490, Life Without Parole, Death Row, Loni Hancock, Court of Appeals, Los Angeles News

California's sudden drop in death sentences and the momentum to replace the death penalty with a real public safety solution didn't just crop up out of nowhere. They're the result of the death penalty's myths being exposed.

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The Superbowl Is Over -- Now The Real Combat Begins

David Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Worker, Nfl, Superbowl, Union, Football, Pat Bowlen, John Mackey, Gabriel Feldman, Court of Appeals, Teamsters, . Nflpa, NFL Players Association, Pete Rozelle, Baltimore Colts, College Sports Network, Afl, Sports News

For thousands of workers and millions of fans, the NFL game that really counts isn't Packers v. Steelers. It's Workers v. Bosses.

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Reality Check: The MEK and the Guardian's Credibility Gap

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hoshyar Zebari, Wiston Churchill, District of Columbia, United Nations, Jack Straw, Pmoi, Iraq, Hostage Crisis, Mukasey, Court of Appeals, The Guardian, Kuwait, Mek, Giuliani, Taliban, Camp Ashraf, Stalin, Unscom, World News

An article published by The Guardian on the principal Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, is jam-packed with first-grade logical blunders and topped with dubious historical analogies.

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Supreme Court Nomination: Pressure Mounts To Avoid The Ivy League

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court Obama, Ivy League Nominee, Ivy League Court, Supreme Court Ivy League, Obama Justice, Supreme Court, Obama Court of Appeals, Bill Kristol, Court of Appeals, Elena Kagan, Politics News

This past Sunday, during the panel session on "Fox News Sunday", the Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol, a Harvard graduate and professor, urged the presi...

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Supreme Court Rules Against ACLU In Case Of Detainee Abuse Photos

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, US Military, Afghanistan, Abuse Pictures, Obama, Court of Appeals, Abu Graib, Abuse Photos, Gitmo, Enemy Combatants, Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Detainee Abuse, Iraq, Gates, Robert Gates, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling ordering the disclosure of photographs of detainees being abused by their ...

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Gay Marriage Hits Top Court: New York Court Of Appeals To Consider Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Gay Marriage, New York Court of Appeals, Alliance Defense Fund, Government Benefits, Court of Appeals, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — A Christian legal group seeking to stop New York agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the state argued ...

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Felons In Prison Should Be Able To Vote In Washington State, Federal Judges Rule

AP | RACHEL LA CORTE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State Prison, Racial Bias, Muhammad Shabazz Farrakhan, Court of Appeals, Race, Politics, Federal Prison, Vote, Prison, 9th Circuit, Voting Rights Act, Jail, Right to Vote, The Sentencing Project, Felons, Minorities, Politics News

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rig...

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Mark Cuban: SEC Files Notice Of Appeal In Trading Case

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavericks, Court of Appeals, Sec, Nba, Appeals Court, Mark Cuban, Trading, Mamma.com, Insider-Trading, Dallas, Business News

DALLAS — The Securities and Exchange Commission says it plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of the agency's insider-trading lawsuit agai...

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Power to the People...Ravitch for Lt. Gov

Bill Cunningham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court of Appeals, State Senate, Lt. Governor, Richard Ravitch David Paterson, Espada, Ravitch, New York News

To my friend Dick Ravitch I would say, "No good deed goes unpunished! A lifetime of honorable service to your city and state in times of crisis, and this is what you reap!"

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Court Of Appeals To Hear Atlantic Yards Case

The New York Observer | Eliot Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atlantic Yards Nets, Nets, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, New York City, Brooklyn, New Jersey Nets, Nets Basketball, Court of Appeals, New York, Atlantic Yards, New York News

The Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, has agreed to hear an eminent domain case over Atlantic Yards, the new arena being built in Brooklyn f...

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Why Did Republicans Boycott the Senate Judiciary Hearing on Hamilton?

Nan Aron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate, Boycott, Judge Hamilton, Court of Appeals, Judiciary Committee, Obama Nominees, President Obama, Politics News

We can't let the Republicans block nominees who don't support their agenda. We can't continue to have a country where there is one set of rules for a few at the top and a different set for the rest of us.

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