WH: Trump has “directed the Department of Justice (including the FBI) to publicly release all text messages relating to the Russia investigation, without redaction, of James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and Bruce Ohr.” pic.twitter.com/IdVYLvceYK — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 17, 2018 The President has ordered a selective declassification of a very limited …
Criminal Justice
Open Thread – It Wasn’t Aliens
The solar observatory at Sunspot, New Mexico, will reopen today. The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which runs the observatory, released the following statement: On September 6th the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) made the decision to temporarily vacate the Sunspot Solar Observatory at …
The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Strikes Again
They got him! They finally got him!!!! You guys. They got him. THE FEDS GOT HIM. pic.twitter.com/eOTjnpfhtw — Phil Ewing (@philewing) September 11, 2018 I guess I’m not getting that $25 dollar electronic funds transfer though… Open thread.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Strikes AgainPost + Comments (44)
Our Sterling Folks In Blue
This has been much discussed, but not here: a Dallas police officer will be facing manslaughter charges after shot and killed a 26-year-old man in his own apartment. The officer, who has not been identified, thought she had gone into her own apartment when she had actually gone into her neighbor’s home and apparently thought …
The Kavanaugh Hearing Live Feed
Not to pile on to BettyC’s post, but the live feed to the first day of the Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings is below. I’ve got it set to start with Senator Durbin asking a very important question, which is: who is the attorney that has determined which of Judge Kavanaugh’s work …
Republican Misinformation On Bruce Ohr
Note: Adam has already written a post on this New York Times story. I was working on this one, which comes at the issues a little differently, but there’s overlap. I decided not to change it by much. This is an amazing story. Amazing for its substance and for how it came to be. Bruce …
California Bans Cash Bail… But Did they Do It Correctly?
Governor Brown’s signature made it official today: beginning in October 2019, if you are arrested and charged with a crime in California, your pretrial level of freedom will not be determined by your level of wealth. …In theory. California will become the first state in the nation to completely end cash bail after Gov. Jerry …
California Bans Cash Bail… But Did they Do It Correctly?Post + Comments (66)