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McCarthy: The Justice Departments Torture Hypocrisy
While Holder investigates Bush officials, hes urging the federal courts to adopt their analysis of torture law.

Using "Legal" Opinions to Engage in Bald-Faced Hypocrisy About Torture
"We do not torture," declared President Bush in 2005.A Justice Department memo begins with this declaration: ?Torture is abhorrent both to American laws and values and to international norms...

Justice Department Must Appoint Prosecutor To Investigate Torture Crimes, Says ACLU
NEW YORK ? President Obama today suggested that the attorney general should consider prosecuting those who formulated the legal decisions that purported to justify torture under the Bush administration, and that Congress could play a role in achieving accountability.

Bush Legacy: China Defends Its Use of Torture By Citing The Bush Torture Program
The Bush Administration has long been ridiculed by the international community as converting the United States from a leader in human rights to the very symbol of the violation of core principles of human rights...

US must investigate Bush-era CIA interrogators: UN torture expert
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama is in violation of international law for declining to prosecute Bush-era CIA agents who allegedly used torture, UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak said in an interview published Friday in Austrian newspaper Der Standard...

Attorney General Holder Says He Will "Follow The Law" And Investigate Torture
NEW YORK ? Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the Justice Department will "follow the law wherever it takes us" in investigating the U...

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

Personal information/online harassment?
Quit talking with people on message boards that support these activities. The se...

I did not pay September rent. Landlord put a notice on my door on September 24th (3 day notice to vacate). The next morning (9/25) my water was shut off. The water department told me that my landlord was the homeowner an
I am not a lawyer, but, I am fairly sure that your landlord CANNOT do that to yo...

Is there a time limit where someone can't be convicted of a sexual crime after the child has told someone?
The statute of limitations can differ from state to state. Look into it by conta...

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

CIA
Department of Defense Sued by Veterans

Inmate Possessions
Washington Department of Corrections agrees to pay current and former inmates $75 each for donating or destroying personal property.

Department of Education Fraud
$4.25 million settlement to be paid in whistleblower lawsuit.

Parks Department
Chicago to pay $2 million settlement in playfield lawsuit.