STORY REMOVED: US–Immigrant Killing-Students
STORY REMOVED: US–Immigrant Killing-Students Pa. police accused of lying in probe of fatal attack on immigrant by high school athletes
Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack RI cop accused of beating teenager, hiding abuse from FBI
RI cop accused of beating teenager PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island police officer was arrested Thursday, accused of brutally beating a teenage boy and then encouraging fellow officers to lie about it to the FBI. ACORN says it’s been cut off by banks, gov’t, foundations and raises doubts about its survival
ACORN lawsuit raises question: Can it survive? NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations
NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia Federal judge denies attempt to block marketing restrictions in new tobacco law
Judge won’t bar new federal tobacco marketing regs Federal judge denies preliminary attempts to block tobacco marketing restrictions
Judge rejects challenge to tobacco marketing regs Radovan Karadzic attends UN court for 1st time since start of his war crimes trial
Karadzic attends UN war crimes court for 1st time Radovan Karadzic in UN tribunal’s courtroom for first time since start of war crimes trial
Karadzic attends UN court hearing for first time Court papers: Former NYC top cop charged with corruption considered civil rights lawsuitWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, in jail awaiting his corruption trial, says he has considered filing a civil rights lawsuit over the way he’s been treated. Chicago police officers accused of forcing man to pose for photo during Pittsburgh G-20 summitCHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is investigating several of its officers accused of forcing a college student they arrested during last month’s G-20 summit in Pittsburgh to pose for a group photo with them. Dole withdraws defamation lawsuit against Swedish filmmakerSTOCKHOLM — Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said Thursday. Friends of unarmed man killed at Calif. train station sue, allege civil rights violationsSAN FRANCISCO — Five friends of a 22-year-old man fatally shot in California by a former transit officer are suing the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, alleging civil rights violations. In rare decisions, judges allow suits to advance against former Bush administration officialsWASHINGTON — High-ranking government officials are usually protected from claims that they violated a person’s civil rights. In lawsuits stemming from law enforcement and intelligence efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks, three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Attorney General John Ashcroft and a lieutenant may be held personally liable. Appeals court says Ashcroft may be liable for witnesses wrongly detained after Sept. 11BOISE, Idaho — A federal appeals court has ruled that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued by people who claim they were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11, and called the government practice “repugnant to the Constitution.” Appeals court rules Canada obliged to press US to repatriate Guantanamo detaineeTORONTO — Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal upheld Friday a lower court ruling ordering the Canadian government to seek return of the last Western detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Video game group files federal lawsuit over Chicago Transit Authority’s rule on advertisingCHICAGO — A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for “mature” and “adults only” games violates the right to freedom of speech. NY jury rules against free-speech claims of anti-war demonstrators at West Point gameWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — West Point officials who ordered anti-war demonstrators out of an Army-Navy basketball game did not violate their First Amendment rights, a federal jury decided Wednesday. Report says immigration officials entered homes illegally, violated rights in raids in NY, NJNEW YORK — Immigration agents raiding homes for suspected illegal immigrants violated the U.S. Constitution by entering without proper consent and may have used racial profiling, a report analyzing arrest records found. Washington Supreme Court overturns moratorium that blocked homeless camp at churchSEATTLE — A Seattle suburb violated the state’s constitution by using a temporary ban on development to block a church’s effort to set up a tent city for the homeless, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Highlights of Supreme Court decisions made during the 2008-09 termSome of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term: Feds: Yonkers, NY, police dept. has confusing policies on force, sour relations with residentsYONKERS, N.Y. — The Justice Department says a New York police department has a skittish relationship with residents and confusing policies on the use of force. Justice Department moves to dismiss first federal gay marriage caseLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department has moved to dismiss the first gay marriage case filed in federal court, saying it is not the right venue to tackle legal questions raised by a couple already married in California. Supreme Court to decide whether bankruptcy law violates lawyers’ free speechWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a new bankruptcy law applies to lawyers and whether their free speech rights are violated by a ban on telling clients to incur more debt. High court backs FCC airwave policing rule, punts on whether it violates free speech clauseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television. Supreme Court appears divided on claims of reverse discrimination in firefighters’ lawsuitWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city’s decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants. Supreme Court appears divided on claims of reverse discrimination in firefighters’ lawsuitWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city’s decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants. Religion News in BriefPITTSBURGH — State House officials say they have been inundated with protests about a policy that barred a clergyman from using the word “Jesus” in a prayer that was to open one of the lawmakers’ daily sessions. Supreme Court weighs claims of reverse discrimination in firefighters’ lawsuitWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is weighing whether a Connecticut city’s decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants. |
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