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Stephanie Villafuerte, Former Ritter Aid Tapped By Obama Administration, Implicated In 2006 Immigrant Scandal: Denver Post

The Denver Post | Karen E. Crummy | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: District Attorney, Carlos Estrada-Medina, Cory Voorhis, Chuck Lepley, Stephanie Villafuerte, Immigrant Plea Deal, Bill Ritter, U.S. Attorney, Fbi, Denver News

President Barack Obama's nominee as Colorado's next U.S. attorney told the FBI two years ago that she never spoke to anyone in the Denver District Att...

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Why Nab Roman Polanski Now? Revenge

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roman Polanski Arrest, Michael Wolff, District Attorney, Revenge, Rape, Los Angeles, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News
Michael Wolff

There is nothing inevitable about catching a famous person who has not been in hiding after 31 years. Indeed, he didn't just riskily or mistakenly show up in Switzerland; he owned a house there.

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The Unthinkable

Richard Aborn | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Criminal Justice, District Attorney, New York City, New York, Richard Aborn, New York Democratic Primary, New York News
Richard Aborn

We've changed the debate. By articulating a strongly progressive, prevention-oriented platform and speaking directly and honestly about racial justice, we have reshaped criminal justice thinking in New York.

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An Anti-Endorsement I'm Thrilled to Have

Richard Aborn | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Gun Control, District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Nra, New York, New York News
Richard Aborn

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association urged its members yesterday to vote against me in the race for DA. And I couldn't be prouder.

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Candidates Drug Use Not A Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy On Issue Should Be!

Tony Newman | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., Rockefeller Drug Laws, Drug Policy Alliance, District Attorney, Marijauna, David Paterson, Richard Aborn, President Obama, Hypocrisy, Treatment, Marijuana Arrests, Cocaine, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, New York News
Tony Newman

We have two candidates running for District Attorney of Manhattan, one the of the most powerful law enforcement jobs in the country, admitting to cocaine use.

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Protecting Workers' Rights

Richard Aborn | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York

Read More: District Attorney, Labor, Workers, New York, Workers Rights, Immigrants Rights, New York News
Richard Aborn

New York State has strong and progressive wage protection laws on the books, but too many workers go unprotected because those laws aren't enforced aggressively enough.

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Which Manhattan D.A. Candidate Will Win The New York Times Endorsement ?

New York Magazine | By Geoffrey Gray | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cyrus Vance, Cy Vance, Richard Aborn, New York News

In races where no voter seems to know any of the candidates, and what the candidates stand for all sounds the same, the endorsement of the New York Ti...

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Prosecutorial Racial Bias Review

Cyrus Vance | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Vera, District Attorney, John Chisholm, Vera Institute of Justice, District Attorney Office, Cy Vance, New York News
Cyrus Vance

Are the decisions of Manhattan prosecutors racially neutral? Or does race play a role in prosecutors' decisions regarding bail, when to press charges, when to offer plea bargains, and the severity of sentences?

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"Shades of Gray": The Real Story Behind My Resignation from the L.A. County DA's Office

Robin Sax | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson Death, Los Angeles-California, Larry King LIve, Robin Sax, LA Times, District Attorney, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Politics News
Robin Sax

I am here to give you the down-low on my departure from the DA's office. And for those of you who know my style of "telling it like it is," I will not disappoint you now.

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Out-fox the NRA Again

Richard Aborn | Posted 08.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Gun Control, District Attorney, New York, New York News
Richard Aborn

Republicans hoping to push through a potential amendment to the Defense authorization bill that would enable residents of states with lax gun laws to carry loaded, concealed weapons in states that have stricter regulations.

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Sotomayor: Who Could Be More American?

Ed Hayes | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Catholic, District Attorney, Single Parents, New York, Bronx, New York News
Ed Hayes

There are those who see Judge Sotomayor as an example of the American Dream, a woman who came from a working-class background into the best schools and drove herself intellectually and physically.

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Yet Another Massive Fraud Shows We Must Go After White Collar Crime With a Vengeance

Richard Aborn | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York

Read More: District Attorney, White Collar Crime, New York, New York News
Richard Aborn

The lesson from this, as if we needed reminding, is that it is vital that we maintain a beefed-up focus on white-collar crime.

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The NRA - At It Again

Richard Aborn | Posted 08.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Gun Control, District Attorney, New York News
Richard Aborn

We can't let the NRA hijack a common sense gun control agenda.

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Robert Morgenthau Wants To Stop Leslie Crocker Snyder From Taking His Job

New York Magazine | Geoffrey Gray | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

Read More: District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, New York, New York News

He does not mention her by name. In private, she is That Woman. Or she is Blondie. Say the poisonous syllables out loud--"Leslie Crocker Snyder"--loud...

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American Violet: A Powerful Movie about Race and the Drug War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Review, Frontline, Movie, Drugs, War on Drugs, Michael O'Keefe, Racial, Prejudice, Injustice, Drug, Boyd, Systemic Racism, Tim Blake Nelson, Institutionalized Racism, American Civil Liberties Union, Erin Brockovich, District Attorney, Racism, Drug War, Confidential Informant, Justice System, Nicole Beharie, Regina Kelly, Graham Boyd, Texas, Film, American Violet, John Paschall, Chris Weigant, Sydney Poitier, Aclu, Mississippi Burning, Plea Bargain, Xzibit, Beharie, Kelly, Hearne, Paschall, Da, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Without spoiling the ending, American Violet is an excellent movie, and tells the story in a moving and heart-wrenching fashion.

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Oprah Was Right: What Law Enforcement Can Learn from the Chris Brown Case

Leslie Crocker Snyder | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chris Brown Domestic Violence, District Attorney, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Oprah, Los Angeles, Chris Brown Rihanna, Rihanna Beating, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Leslie Crocker Snyder

Rihanna has indicated that she will cooperate with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office's investigation. I hope this is the case. My heart goes out to her.

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Lying Voter Fraud D.A. Also a Racist?

Mike Stark | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voter Fraud, Racism, Joe Deters, Ohio, District Attorney, Lawyers, Criminal Justice System, Criminal Justice, Law School, Crack, Politics News
Mike Stark

In the past week I've learned that the power of the prosecutor is extraordinary. If he decides not to charge, there's not a thing anyone can say or do about it.

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A Call to Heroes: My "Sit-Down" With Vince Bugliosi

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Blogosphere, DemocracyNow!, Vincent Bugliosi, Alan Dershowitz, Attorney General, George W. Bush, Amy Goodman, Elizabeth De La Vega, Juan Gonzalez, Cindy Sheehan, Prosecution, Iraq War, Stephen Rohde, District Attorney, Vanguard Press, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Charles Manson, Vince Bugliosi, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Coming from Vincent Bugliosi, a man who has proven time and again that he has no fear, his threat it one that George Bush should take seriously. Vince will not back down.

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Double Voting In TX Primary Still Unresolved

Erin Medlicott | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Caucus, Beverly Kaufman, March 4, Harris County, Primary, 2008, District Attorney, Houston Chronicle, Texas, Vote Twice, Home News
Erin Medlicott

Texans told me they heard about something called the "Texas Two-Step," and thought it was legal to vote twice. Some admitted voting once for Senator Obama and once for Senator Clinton.

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