U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum - Judiciary http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/ A forum to discuss court decisions and the judicial system in general en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.USPoliticsOnline.com/images/misc/rss.jpg U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum - Judiciary http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/ ACORN Sues U.S. Government http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57221-acorn-sues-u-s-government.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:24:16 GMT I don't believe this...

Government sued for defunding scandal-hit ACORN | U.S. | Reuters

Seriously? Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but from my understanding of constitutional law this suit cannot possibly have any merit. My understanding is that they are arguing that the piece of legislation that defunded them was a bill of attainder, but I believe it called for all organizations currently under indictment to loose federal funding. Sloppily worded, but I don't think that meets the legal definition of a bill of attainder.

Then again, I'm not a lawyer, so... does it? ]]> Judiciary turnitup5000db http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57221-acorn-sues-u-s-government.html AP says:Gitmo 9/11 suspects to NY for trial http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57176-ap-says-gitmo-9-11-suspects-ny-trial.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:16 GMT Moussaui's trial took 4 1/2 years, this will become a circus, they will be accorded all rights provided a US citizen.

Technicalities abound, his confession et al will be questioned , duress etc etc...




WASHINGTON – Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday.

The official said Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce the decision later in the morning. The official is not authorized to discuss the decision before the announcement, so spoke on condition of anonymity.

Without confirming details of the decision, President Barack Obama said it was a legal and national security matter. "I am absolutely convinced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be subjected to the most exacting demands of justice," Obama said at a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Bringing such notorious suspects to U.S. soil to face trial is a key step in Obama's plan to close the terror suspect detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama initially planned to close the detention center by Jan. 22, but the administration is no longer expected to meet that deadline.

It is also a major legal and political test of Obama's overall approach to terrorism. If the case suffers legal setbacks, the administration will face second-guessing from those who never wanted it in a civilian courtroom. And if lawmakers get upset about notorious terrorists being brought to their home regions, they may fight back against other parts of Obama's agenda.

The New York case may also force the court system to confront a host of difficult legal issues surrounding counter-terrorism programs begun after the 2001 attacks, including the harsh interrogation techniques once used on some of the suspects while in CIA custody. The most severe method — waterboarding, or simulated drowning — was used on Mohammed 183 times in 2003, before the practice was banned.

AP Source: Gitmo 9/11 suspects to NY for trial - Yahoo! News ]]> Judiciary Imperator http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57176-ap-says-gitmo-9-11-suspects-ny-trial.html Kelo Decision - 10 years later http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57104-kelo-decision-10-years-later.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:43:06 GMT Some of you may remember this decision 10 years ago to demolish people houses to award the land to a private corporation for the public good. The Supreme Court backed up the city govt. Now, that corporation is done with the land. Do you think govt... Some of you may remember this decision 10 years ago to demolish people houses to award the land to a private corporation for the public good. The Supreme Court backed up the city govt. Now, that corporation is done with the land. Do you think govt will rebuild their houses? Of course not.

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Pfizer abandons site of infamous Kelo eminent domain taking
By: Timothy P. Carney
Examiner Columnist
11/09/09 1:47 PM EST
The private homes that New London, Conn., took away from Suzette Kelo and her neighbors have been torn down. Their former site is a wasteland of fields of weeds, a monument to the power of eminent domain.

But now Pfizer, the drug company whose neighboring research facility had been the original cause of the homes' seizure, has just announced that it is closing up shop in New London.

To lure those jobs to New London a decade ago, the local government promised to demolish the older residential neighborhood adjacent to the land Pfizer was buying for next-to-nothing. Suzette Kelo fought the taking to the Supreme Court, and lost. Five justices found this redevelopment met the constitutional hurdle of "public use."

The Hartford Courant reports:

Pfizer Inc. will shut down its massive New London research and development headquarters and transfer most of the 1,400 people working there to Groton, the pharmaceutical giant said Monday....

Pfizer is now deciding what to do with its giant New London offices, and will consider selling it, leasing it and other options, a company spokeswoman said.


Scott Bullock, Kelo's co-counsel in the case, told me: "This shows the folly of these redevelopment projects that use massive taxpayer subsidies and other forms of corporate welfare and abuse eminent domain."
Pfizer abandons site of infamous Kelo eminent domain taking | Washington Examiner ]]> Judiciary jviehe http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57104-kelo-decision-10-years-later.html <![CDATA[Shithead Iowa prosecuters to USSC: "There is no freestanding right not to be framed"]]> http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57002-shithead-iowa-prosecuters-ussc-there-no-freestanding-right-not-framed.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:48:10 GMT Can Prosecutors Be Sued By People They Framed? : NPR

I can't wait to see people here try to defend this. ]]> Judiciary Rationalist http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/57002-shithead-iowa-prosecuters-ussc-there-no-freestanding-right-not-framed.html If Corporations are People can they run for office? http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/56748-if-corporations-people-can-they-run-office.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:06:01 GMT Since the court has precedents dating back over 130 years that corporations are people and therefore have constitutional rights (particularly the right to free speech), does anyone know if a corporation has ever run for an elected office? Since the court has precedents dating back over 130 years that corporations are people and therefore have constitutional rights (particularly the right to free speech), does anyone know if a corporation has ever run for an elected office? ]]> Judiciary Disillusioned_1 http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/judiciary/56748-if-corporations-people-can-they-run-office.html