Monthly Archives: August 2020

Site update

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Pete

Hey, gang. There have been a number of automatic upgrades recently, including WordPress and php, and hence some of usual features may have broken. The recent comments widget on the right stopped working and I had to replace it with … Continue reading →

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Federal Agents Invade Albuquerque

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Servetus

On July 22, Donald Trump called for a “surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime.” Seeking to exploit crime-drama distractions prior to the presidential election, U.S. Attorney General William J Barr sent thirty-five federal special … Continue reading →

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Qualified Immunity on the Chopping Block

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Servetus

A Mississippi federal judge has challenged the qualified immunity defense that police officers use to deflect responsibility for their degrading treatment of suspects and innocent citizens. In Jamison v. McClendon, U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves recently concluded that Officer … Continue reading →

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