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Threats of Violence Persist Against Civil Rights Leaders

Kety Esquivel | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home

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Kety Esquivel

Even as the country was celebrating its extraordinary milestone of electing the first African American President, The Washington Post published a sobe...

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Moderate Republicans Unhappy With Party's New Principles

Chuck Lasker | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Chuck Lasker

The Republican Party is a ghost of its original self. It's no wonder reasonable, tolerant, progressive Republicans are jumping ship, while new recruits to the Party are diminishing.

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Hate Speech, Vandalism, and Death Threats Have No Place in Immigration Debate or the Election

Kety Esquivel | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Kety Esquivel

Originally posted at wecanstopthehate.org NCLR launched http://www.WeCanStoptheHate.org to address the surge of hate and violence infecting the immig...

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Death Threats Made to Staff and Board of CASA of Maryland

Kety Esquivel | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home

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Kety Esquivel

Originally ...

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Let's Cut W. a Little Slack!

William Fisher | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Civil Rights, Muslim Americans, Rule of Law, Muslim Charities, Kindhearts, Charities, Politics News
William Fisher

Since 9/11, the government has shut down dozens of charitable groups, but only three have ever been charged and brought to trial for supporting terrorist causes. None has been convicted.

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NCLR Death Threat Punished in Court of Law

Kety Esquivel | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

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Kety Esquivel

Originally posted at wecanstopthehate.org Christopher Michael Szaz was sentenced today in North Carolina for emailing a death threat to the staff of ...

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Who is Barack Obama? Atticus Finch.

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John McCain Lies, John McCain, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mccain Lies, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Atticus Finch, U.S. Constitution, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Rule of Law, Habeas Corpus, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

So who does Barack remind me of? He's a civil rights lawyer who taught Constitutional law and is bringing up two girls the right way. When bullies gather, he stands up for what's right, he stands up for the rule of law, he stands up.

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Raise the Bar for Lawyers

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Legal Ethics, Problems With the Legal System, Law, Lawyers, Ethics, Rule of Law, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

Can we find ways to maintain our adversarial system, but also expect lawyers to live up to their responsibilities as officers of the court?

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Free (If Not Entirely Fair) Elections In Cambodia

Jennifer Winstanley | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living

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Jennifer Winstanley

Cambodia held its fourth parliamentary election on July 27th, 2008. As predicted Hun Sen's ruling Cambodia People's Party (CPP) came out on top with a...

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8.8.08: A Day of Olympic Proportions for Burma

Jerri Chou | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Women and Politics, Nonprofits, Women's Rights, Human Rights, Olympics, Rule of Law, Burma, Living News
Jerri Chou

8.8.08 marks the 20th anniversary of the 8,888 student massacre in Burma, the largest protest against the military junta to date, making it a solemn and emotional tandem to the Olympic games.

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head: The Triumph of Politics Over Law (Part II)

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, US Supreme Court, Abortion Rights, Guantanamo Detainees, Rule of Law, Supreme Court Guantanamo Detainees, Corporate Power, Race, Pollution, Civil Rights, Detainees, Corporate America, Voting Rights, Environment, Voter ID Laws, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Supreme Court Bush vs. Gore, Bush Administration and Corporate Cronyism, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

Despite the changing winds of politics, the expansion of the voting franchise has been one of our most consistent trends since the birth of the Republic.

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Can It Gitmo Bad Than This?

Gabor Rona | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Terrorism, Ramzi Bin Al-Shibh, Rule of Law, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Mustafa Al-Hawsawi, Torture, Military Commissions, Politics News
Gabor Rona

In the surreal world of Guantanamo's military commissions, the government spares no expense and effort to control every movement in order to mimic, but avoid true operation of, the rule of law.

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Opponents of Retroactive Immunity Live To Fight Another Day

Chris Dodd | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Dodd

Retroactive immunity sends this message: "Trust me" -- a message coming straight from the mouth of President Bush. I would never take "trust me" for an answer, not even from a president on Mount Rushmore.

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A Modest Proposal for the 21st Century

Marci Hamilton | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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Marci Hamilton

About 20% of boys, and 25% of girls, are sexually abused in the United States. If we were to ignore our age of consent laws, we could reduce those numbers dramatically. And why stop with the laws governing sex?

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head: The Politicization of Voting Rights (Part I)

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Race in Politics, Latino Politics, Voting Rights, Rule of Law, DC Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Proportional Representation, Supreme Court Bush vs. Gore, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

Today, as the nation prepares to rid itself of the presidential yoke imposed seven years ago by the Supreme Court, the Court continues to engage in partisan judicial activism.

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Are Ex-Presidents Above the Law?

Allan Gerson | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Carter, Jimmy Carter, Terrorists, Former Presidents, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Hamas, Rule of Law, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Terrorism, Palestinians, Israel, Jimmy Carter Hamas, Politics News
Allan Gerson

One can be prosecuted for supplying "material support or resources" to entities on the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. By this standard, Carter has engaged in criminal activity.

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Subsidizing Corporate Crime and Rewarding Constitutional Abuses

Shahid Buttar | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Journalists, Secrecy, Transparency, Corporate Welfare, Municipal Wireless, First Amendment, National Security, Rule of Law, Oversight, Fisa, Surveillance, Watergate, Executive Power, Privacy, Domestic Spying, NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program, Bear Stearns, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

Controversial government programs are theoretically restrained by checks and balances, but neither Congress nor the courts have a way to check a secret program.

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Friday Talking Points [23]

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

As Robert Anton Wilson pointed out (or William S. Burroughs, if you prefer), hexagram 23 of the I Ching is "breaking apart." Anyone who subscribes to...

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And Now for Some Accountability: An Open Letter to the Bicoastal Gang of Two who Confirmed Attorney General Mukasey and let the Rule of Law be Damned

Marshall Grossman | Posted 03.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Contempt Citations, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Michael Mukasey, Karl Rove, Harriet Meirs, Rule of Law, Joshua Bolten, Politics News
Marshall Grossman

Chuck and Diane: Were you just fooled or is there something on your agenda you value more than the rule of law?

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Is Cooperating with the Government Always a Good Thing?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, House of Representatives, Fisa, Telecom Immunity, George W. Bush, Rule of Law, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

In Bush's mind, cooperation with the government is always a good thing, so we have to make sure we encourage that. But what if cooperation with the government was a bad thing?

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Dems Fight Spying with Clinton and Obama MIA

Ari Melber | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Feingold, Bush, Clinton, Amnesty, Retroactive Immunity, Spying, Obama, Dodd, Fisa, Rule of Law, Politics News
Ari Melber

The past few months of the spying debate do reveal both the promise and residual frailty of this mildly resurgent Democratic Party.

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Friday Talking Points [15] -- De-Bushification

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I apologize in advance for the disjointed nature of this week's column. There are a lot of odds and ends to cover, including tomorrow's primary picks...

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Perturbing the Judiciary? Hurting the Country's Image? Shame on You!

William Fisher | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Saudi Women, Saudi Judges, War on Terror, President Bush, Girl of Qatif, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, Rule of Law, Politics News
William Fisher

Here we have another kind of terror: Terror in the Courtroom. It is a kind of terror that violates the most basic tenets of what America is supposed to stand for: the rule of law.

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We Defend the Constitution to Protect the Country

Chris Dodd | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Constitution, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Habeas Corpus, Rule of Law, Politics News
Chris Dodd

Can we defend America if we fail to defend our Constitution and the rule of law? That's not a loaded question -- there are a good number who say the answer is yes.

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Friday Democratic Talking Points [Vol. 5]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Democrat, World Court, Nuremburg, United Nations, Catholics United, Iraq, John Rockefeller, Bush, Charles Rangel, AT&T, Armenia, Talking Points, National Security, Blackwater, Nancy Pelosi, Childrens Health, Health Care, Rule of Law, War Crime, Abortion, Turkey, Marines, Amnesty, Catholic, Congress, Nobel Peace Prize, Pro-Life, Ted Kennedy, Talk Radio, Genocide, Schip, Wiretapping, Verizon, Death Penalty, Nazi, Christian, Senate, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Welcome back to the weekly talking points for Democrats appearing on television this weekend. Before I begin, I'd like to wish Ted Kennedy a fast and...

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