Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

Environmental Warrior : Remembering Judi Bari

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Judi Bari celebrates March 3, 1995, outside the Oakland Federal Courthouse after winning a round in her civil rights lawsuit against the FBI and Oakland Police. Photo by Xiang Xing Zhou / San Francisco Daily Journal.Earth First! and the FBI:The … Continue reading →

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Prohibition II : A Trillion Dollars Down the Drain

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from WeedPolitik.40 Years of War on Drugs:A trillion bucks and things are worse By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 Back in 1970, President Richard Nixon was having a lot of trouble trying to get … Continue reading →

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Jena, Louisiana : Drug Bust or Racist Revenge?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sheriff Scott Franklin, shown reveling in loot obtained during a controversial drug raid last summer in Jena, Louisiana. Photo special to The Rag Blog.Revenge for civil rights protests?‘Operation Third Option’ in Jena By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Imprisonment Without Trial : The American Way?

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from the ACLU.When we fail our own ideals:The unconstitutional practiceOf indefinite detention By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 When our forefathers created this great nation, one of the ills they desperately wanted to correct … Continue reading →

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Texas’ Dr. Death : Executing the Mentally Retarded

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Daniel Plata, a mentally retarded criminal saved from execution in Texas, is shown in picture on a bookshelf at his home. Photo by Michael Stravato / The Texas Observer.Cruel and unusual in Texas:Executing the mentally retarded ‘When you have junk … Continue reading →

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A Real Crime : How the Law Treats Sex Workers in New Orleans

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Crimes against nature’:Prosecuting sex workers in New Orleans More than half of the people on Louisiana’s Sex Offender Registry — which was designed for rapists and child molesters — are indigent women convicted of sex work. By Jordan Flaherty / … Continue reading →

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Ireland : ‘Blasphemy’ Now Against the Law

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Irish atheists fight back:Dissing religion now a secular rap By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2010 On January 1st a new law took effect in Ireland — the so-called “Blasphemy Law.” This law makes it a … Continue reading →

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The Terrorist Trials : Proving We’re a Nation of Laws

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rooftop snipers, armored vehicles and lock-down zones around the courthouse are part of the security plan during the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his cohorts. Photo by Schwartz / Daily News.Are we a nation of laws?The trial of Khalid … Continue reading →

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Peter Matthiessen : The Tragedy of Leonard Peltier

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Tragedy of Leonard Peltier Vs. the United States of America …this man’s life leaks away behind grim concrete walls for the unworthy purpose of saving face for the FBI and a U.S. Attorney’s Office… By Peter Matthiessen / November … Continue reading →

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Judge Wiliam Wayne Justice : Hispanics and The Right to Vote

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Top, Austin polling place. Photo by T hom / Flickr. Below, Judge William Wayne Justice. Photo from Dallas Morning News.Judge Justice and single member districts:Bringing voting power to all TexansBy George Korbel / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Immigrant Detention in Raymondville, Texas : City With a Frown

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Raymondville vigil – raw footage from Texans United For Families on Vimeo. Protesting immigrant detention inRaymondville: ‘City With a Smile’ …we were on our way out when two pickups zoomed up to crowd us closer together. The uniformed drivers then … Continue reading →

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David Richards : The Judge Who Brought Justice to Texas

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Justice William Wayne Justice. Photo by Michael O’Brien / School of Law / UT Austin William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89 William Wayne Justice, a federal district judge who ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled … Continue reading →

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