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Andrew Sullivan's Drug Case Dismissal Approved by Highest Levels of DOJ

As other media outlets have reported, famed blogger and Atlantic writer Andrew M. Sullivan was cited for possessing marijuana on federal property.  That anyone would be prosecuted for possessing marijuana in the United States is itself sad.  What is worse, however, is the special treatment Andrew Sullivan received.  The Constitution does not guarantee you a right to smoke marijuana on federal property.  The Constitution does guarantee you the right to equal protection under the law.  Do we live in an Orwellian world where more equal protection?We've obtained the Docket Sheet, Dismissal of Violation of Notice, and the Violation Notice.  We've upload the relevant documents:   Download Sullivan Violation Download Sullivan Docket Sheet  Download Sullivan Dismissal The documents are ordinary stuff...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).