criminal justice
Cop pleads guilty to massive murder cover-up during Katrina
March 8, 2010A New Orleans police lieutenant pleads guilty to spearheading a massive cover-up of murder and violence committed by police in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Terrorist with connections: the strange case of Luis Posada Carriles
March 1, 2010Posada, would-be assassin of Fidel Castro, confessed bomber of Cuban tourist hotels and murderer of an Italian tourist, with a long CIA career, has won another trial delay.
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One family’s “American Violet” experience
February 8, 2010When I saw "American Violet" recently, it really hit close to home. I kept flashing back to my family's own encounters with the law.
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Mumia case receives setback
January 22, 2010A new petition campaign is being organized, calling on Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama to investigate civil rights violations.
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Prosecutors target Northwestern University journalism students
January 14, 2010CHICAGO, Ill. – Cook County prosecutors here have issued a subpoena seeking the grades and emails of journalism students at Northwestern University. The students conducted a three-year investigation that they say found a man serving a...
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