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Patriot Act: A former sailor, charged with leaking information about a navy battle group to suspected terrorist supporters in London, has lost his bid to have incriminating evidence intercepted by taps to his phone and emails suppressed, according to this AP story by John Christoffersen. Defendant Hassan Abu-Jihaad's claim that the provisions of the USA Patriot Act which allowed his communications to be intercepted are unconstitutional was rejected in a decision by Connecticut Federal District Judge Mark Kravitz. This holding conflicts with a September 2007 ruling by Oregon District Judge Ann Aiken, who struck down the challenged provisions of the Act. Five Ohio Death Penalty Cases have been taken from a federal District Judge who one state prosecutor called a "black hole" for capital cases, as reported in this Cincinnati Enquirer story by Dan Horn...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).