Category Archives: Judicial corruption

D Is for a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 9. May 2019 by

“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; a culture-death is a clear possibility.” — Professor Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Discourse in the Age of Show Business

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Discovering secret dockets

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 23. July 2015 by

According to a survey by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for this guide, federal courts and many state courts allow for “super-secret” cases, which never appear on the public docket or are hidden using pseudonyms, such as “Sealed v. Sealed” or “John Doe v. Jane Doe.” Courts that maintain these secret dockets will neither confirm nor deny the existence of such cases. As a result, these cases proceed through the court system undetected.

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No Accountability for Torture

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 9. May 2012 by

No Accountability for TortureDavid ColeThe New York Review of Books    May 7, 2012 Sometimes I think being American means never having to say you’re sorry. On Wednesday, May 2, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a federal … Read more . . .

Justice for Lynne Stewart

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 14. August 2010 by

JUSTICE FOR LYNNE STEWART Lynne Stewart received a 28-month sentence in October 2006. Her lawyers appealed, and she was out on bail until November 17, 2009, when her bail was revoked after the Second Circuit ruled on her and the … Read more . . .

Serious attempt to intimidate Gitmo defense lawyers

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 27. May 2010 by

Pentagon wishes to investigate Guantanamo defense lawyers http://www.usatrends.info/richard-greener-911-911-where-is-the-outrage-as-we-lose-our-freedom/1132 By Mike Lee, 26 May 2010 There’s a Defense Department bill now before the Congress. It contains a provision authorizing the Pentagon’s Inspector General to investigate the lawyers who have defended detainees … Read more . . .

Secret evidence undermines right to fair trial

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 13. May 2010 by

Secret evidence undermines right to fair trial by David Mery,http://coalitionagainstsecretevidence.com/secrete-evidence-undermines/   The right to a fair trial, an essential principle of the legal system enshrined in both domestic and international law, is limited by the use of secret evidence in judicial proceedings. … Read more . . .

Coalition Against Secret Evidence

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 13. May 2010 by

Coalition Against Secret Evidencehttp://coalitionagainstsecretevidence.com/  The use of secret evidence is another crucial matter upon which you may want to question the candidate at your door.  What answers will you get if you ask the person seeking to speak and act … Read more . . .

The presumption of innocence is dead

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 13. May 2010 by

The presumption of guilt http://apublicdefender.com/2010/04/04/the-presumption-of-guilt/ Ammianus Marcellinus relates an anecdote of the Emperor Julian which illustrates the enforcement of this principle in the Roman law. Numerius, the governor of Narbonensis, was on trial before the Emperor, and, contrary to the … Read more . . .