Despite Post-Snowden Outcry, Report Details “New Era of Secret Law”
By Nadia Prupis In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government began creating what has now become an “unprecedented buildup” of secret laws, and even…
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Still Crazy After All These Years: Psychiatric Lock-Down Returns to the US
By Janet Phelan Without a lot of fanfare or explanation, new psychiatric hospitals are being built in droves across the United States. Facilities are springing…
Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Jail Also Applies to “Remoras”
By Janet Phelan “Basic economics would tell us that it is much cheaper to purchase the votes of 5 or 6 justices every six years…
Jury Finds Woman NOT Guilty of “Manufacturing Drugs” Because the Cannabis She Grew Was Medicine
By Justin Gardner In a state where medical and recreational cannabis is still completely prohibited, a jury found Bridget Kirouac not guilty of cultivating cannabis plants….
There IS A District Attorney Who Will Prosecute Vaccines; Let’s Do It!
By Catherine J. Frompovich If anyone ought to know the ins and outs of prosecutorial law, one would think it would be a District Attorney…
You’re Likely Committing a Crime Right Now in “The Land of the Free”
By Mark Nestmann, The Nestmann Group Do you own a dog? You could face six months in federal prison if you walk it on federal…
Christmas Tree Bomber’s Appeal Puts FBI Entrapment In Spotlight
By Derrick Broze An appeal from the man accused of plotting to blow up a Christmas tree in downtown Portland, Oregon accuses the FBI of…
19-Year-Old Develops Robot Lawyer That Dismisses Your Unjust Parking Tickets
By Vic Bishop Simply and aptly named, DoNotPay, the ingenious business of a 19-year-old Londoner has already saved citizens of the UK an estimated £2.9…
US Political Prisoner Update
By Janet Phelan In a recent US government human rights report, the US voiced sharp criticism of China’s treatment of human rights lawyers and dissidents….
Appeals Court Rules Against Father of Oscar Grant
By Derrick Broze The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of California has ruled that the father of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old man shot and killed…
The Future Is Now: Law Firm Hires First Artificially Intelligent Attorney
By Jake Anderson As if the world wasn’t anxious enough about automation and artificial intelligence fleecing jobs from the working class, now even lawyers might…
Court Rules Police Can Legally Make Up Lies to Pull People Over to Fish for Criminal Behavior
By Matt Agorist The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that police officers can lie to suspects in regards to a traffic stop…
Human Experimentation Rampant in the United States
By Janet Phelan In an article in the New Republic in December, 1998, former UNSCOM leader Scott Ritter decried Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons experiments…
GUARDIANSHIP: How Judges and Lawyers Steal Your Money
By Katherine Hine Book Review: GUARDIANSHIP: How Judges and Lawyers Steal Your Money M. Larsen, Ed., 2016; Pub: Janet Pipes; ISBN: 9780692586211. Price: $13.38. Available…