Forfeiture
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 09:25
What civil asset forfeiture means
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/04/economist-explains-7
Fighting crime through superior steak
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/10/asset-forfeiture?fsrc=explainsdig
A truck in the dock
How the police can seize your stuff when you have not been proven guilty of anything
http://www.economist.com/node/16219747?fsrc=explainsdig
In most states the police can seize property they suspect has been used to commit a crime. Under "civil asset forfeiture" laws, they typically do not have to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that a crime was committed, or even charge anyone with an offence.
Robocops
How America's police armed itself to the teeth
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarisation of America's Police Forces.
By Radley Balko. PublicAffairs; 382 pages; $27.99.
Big Brother Takes the T-Bird Away
http://reason.com/archives/2002/11/12/big-brother-takes-the-t-bird-a
The name of the case says a lot: State of New Jersey v. One 1990 Ford Thunderbird.
The Thunderbird was not available for comment.
Freed by Bronx Legal Logjam and Adding to List of Victims
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- Published on Monday, 15 July 2013 18:17
NYT 22 June 2013 Justice Denided
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/22/nyregion/freed-by-bronx-legal-logjam-and-adding-to-list-of-victims.html?hp&_r=1&
State of Equality and Justice in America
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- Published on Saturday, 18 May 2013 17:26
After serving 42 years in an
Arizona prison for a crime he didn’t commit, a 58-year-old man was finally
released this April.
Divorce court weds power and privacy
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- Published on Sunday, 28 April 2013 16:17
Judges help the wealthy and well-connected, from lawmakers to a billionaire CEO, keep their family matters secret in Cook County
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-27/news/ct-met-hidden-cases-domestic-20130427_1_entire-case-files-court-system-judges
Your courts Their Secrets
http://seattletimes.com/html/yourcourtstheirsecrets/
Many DAs, judges, lawmakers stay in office after DWIs
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:18
American-Statesman 23 April 2013
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/many-das-judges-lawmakers-stay-in-office-after-dwi/nXR5M/
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