May 6, 2015 DOJ Clears Zimmerman: Holder's political pandering comes to predictable end Eric Holder’s political pandering has finally come to a predictable end. The outgoing Attorney General will not bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin. Was there ever a doubt?
May 6, 2015 Ferguson: Why Justice reports on Wilson, police matter to us all Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that it had rejected the claim that that Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, had his hands up and was surrendering to police when Officer Darren Wilson shot him dead on August 9, 2014.
May 6, 2015 Our troubled FBI: What Americans need to know about today's Bureau Does the FBI manifest fidelity, bravery and integrity, or does it cut constitutional corners in order to incriminate? Can the FBI cut the cable television lines to your house and then show up pretending to be the cable guy and install listening devices? Can FBI agents and technicians testify falsely and cause the innocent to be convicted, incarcerated and, in some cases, executed?
May 6, 2015 Can President Obama, President Clinton (or any president) kill Americans? Can the president kill you? The short answer is: Yes, but not legally. Yet, President Obama has established a secret process that involves officials from the Departments of Justice and Defense, the CIA, and the White House senior staff whereby candidates are proposed for execution, and the collective wisdom of the officials then recommends execution to the president, who then accepts or rejects the recommendation.
May 6, 2015 Indiana and religious freedom: Shooting themselves in the foot The turmoil over the efforts by the State of Indiana to make lawful the decisions by operators of public accommodations to decline their services based on their stated religious views has died down because the legislature amended the offending parts of its legislation so that the new law prohibits denying services based on sexual orientation, yet its affirmations of religious liberty are meaningless.
May 6, 2015 Eric Holder's legacy: The good, the bad and the very ugly Eric Holder is now the former attorney general of the United States. Which invites the question: what will his legacy be as America’s top law enforcement officer?
