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Taser Deaths in Vermont: Time for a Moratorium
Taser deaths by police in Vermont and elsewhere clearly show that it is time for a moratorium on what the UN calls a "torture weapon."On the evening of June 20th in Thetford VT, Macadam Mason was just ...
05 Jul, 2012
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Supreme Court's SB 1070 AZ Immigration Law Decision Explained [Infographic]
Monday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on the controversial Arizona immigration law, with mixed results for both sides in the case, the state of Arizona and the federal government. The ACL ...
30 Jun, 2012
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Eric Holder Held in Contempt on ATF Involvement in Gunwalking
The House has found Attorney General Eric Holder guilty of contempt of Congress by a vote of 255-67 for refusing to turn over documents related to the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal. Thus, ...
28 Jun, 2012
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Chad's Cliff Notes: Winner of Supreme Court's Immigration Ruling
Arizona: "We gotta immigration problem."United States: "yeh, tell that to California, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, etc... we ain't doing anything for them either!"Jan Brewer: "ok, Arizona, let's have s ...
26 Jun, 2012
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Justice Department Sues Polygamist Towns in Utah and Arizona
In what is certainly a novel approach, the Department of Justice has sued two polygamist towns for religious discrimination against non-members and expelled members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jes ...
26 Jun, 2012
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Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit
Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time orga ...
26 Jun, 2012
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Election Update: Presidential Candidates React to Immigration Ruling
In recent weeks, the issue of immigration has dominated the political arena, most recently due to the Supreme Court's ruling on an Arizona law aimed at enforcing the state's immigration policy. As the ...
25 Jun, 2012
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Arizona Immigration Law: Supreme Court Rules Mostly in Favor of Federal Government
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled majority in favor of the federal government in the case of Arizona's immigration law, but sustained the most controversial stipulation that allows police to continu ...
25 Jun, 2012
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Today's News Tips: June 25, 2012
Today's News Tips. Your Independent tip sheet.SCOTUS Blog – Citizens United SolidifiedMontana’s 100 year old anti-corruption law that banned corporate campaign spending has been struck down. The State ...
25 Jun, 2012
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Ron Paul "Supporters'" Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
In terms of bizarre twists, last week, a lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California – entitled Delegates To The Republican National Convention vs. Republi ...
22 Jun, 2012
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