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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
NLG Press Release on Protests Related to the Police Shooting of Michael Brown In Ferguson MO
Please see the press release below and online here <https://www.nlg.org/news/releases/nlg-strongly-objects-oppressive-and-discriminatory-law-enforcement-tactics-ferguson-mo>.
To support the NLG's efforts in Missouri, please visit
nlg.org/ferguson.
Many thanks!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tasha Moro, Communications Coordinator
212-679-5100, ext. 15 communications@nlg.org
*National Lawyers Guild Strongly Objects to Oppressive
and Discriminatory Law Enforcement Tactics in Ferguson, Mo. * *NLG Members
Offering Legal Support to Ferguson Protesters*
NEW YORK -- The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is on the
ground providing legal support to Ferguson, Missouri residents protesting in
the wake of last week’s fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by white
police officer Darren Wilson. Since then, community protests and neighborhood
demonstrations have been violently confronted by the Ferguson Police
Department, armed with military-grade weaponry. Yesterday morning, Governor Jay
Nixon deployed the Missouri National Guard to supplement St. Louis County
police, while the state of emergency he announced on Saturday remains in
effect. In light of the police brutality aimed at protesters thus far, the NLG
is deeply concerned about the use of the National Guard for civilian police
duties, normally reserved for natural disasters or insurrection.
In response to needs of local demonstrators and
organizers, the NLG is mobilizing a range of legal support such as criminal
defense, jail support, injunctive relief, and Legal Observers – NLG-trained
volunteers who protect the rights of protesters by monitoring and documenting
police activity at demonstrations. The NLG’s presence in Ferguson includes
legal workers and lawyers from the St. Louis area, as well as others from
Chicago, Detroit, and New York in collaboration with local St. Louis and
Ferguson organizers.
Interim NLG Executive Director Dan Gregor, currently in
Ferguson helping with legal support, said, “Nobody should have assault weapons
leveled at their chests by police or tear gas rounds fired at them for
exercising free speech and petitioning government for a redress of serious
grievances. This is a community expressing legitimate anger at not just the
murder of one unarmed black teen a week ago, but also the countless young men
of color brutalized every day across the country by the police, and now, the
military.”
The Guild recognizes that the ongoing events in Ferguson
reflect a dynamic and complex struggle around issues including race, class,
state repression, and free speech. The NLG urges Gov. Nixon and law enforcement
to respect the protesters’ right to free speech and assembly, while treating
them with the dignity they deserve.
*The National Lawyers Guild was formed in 1937 as the
nation’s first racially integrated bar association to advocate for the
protection of constitutional, human and civil rights.*
Google disobeying court order on net privacy
Google is distorting right to be forgotten debate, EU Justice head claim
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SUMMARY:
A top EU official blasted Google and others for “playing false” over a court ruling that lets people delete material from the internet. The official also repeated the need for tougher fines for companies who breach data rules
SUMMARY:
A top EU official blasted Google and others for “playing false” over a court ruling that lets people delete material from the internet. The official also repeated the need for tougher fines for companies who breach data rules
Monday, August 18, 2014
Potential problems with the implementation of Az's death penalty
Arizona Loose With Its Rules in Executions, Records Show ("That improvisation is not unusual for Arizona, where corrections officials and medical staff members routinely deviate from the state's written rules for conducting executions, state records and court filings show. Sometimes they improvise even while a convict is strapped to a table in the execution chamber and waiting for the drugs coursing through his veins to take effect.")
Sunday, August 17, 2014
NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED ON THE PROBLEMS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Op-Ed Columnist: Where's the Justice at Justice? ("The Justice Department is trying to scuttle the reporters' privilege - ignoring the chilling effect that is having on truth emerging in a jittery post-9/11 world prone to egregious government excesses.Attorney General Eric Holder wants to force Risen to testify and reveal the identity of his confidential source on a story he had in his 2006 book concerning a bungled C.I.A. operation during the Clinton administration in which agents might have inadvertently helped Iran develop its nuclear weapon program.")
Friday, August 15, 2014
New court case details prosecutor's duties in obtaining police misconduct information
New Case About the DA's Duty to Turn Over Police Misconduct Material
DUTY OF PROSECUTOR TO REVIEW POLICE PERSONNEL FILES FOR BRADY MATERIAL
What duty does the DA have to review police officer personnel files for Brady (373 US 83) material? The C/A says that the DA must conduct such a review. If the DA finds Brady material, the DA must make a Pitchess motion in order to obtain a court order disclosing that material to the defense.
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