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Ferguson MO’s traffic fines & jail conspiracy
An excellent New York Times article by Monica Davey about the until-now secret horror imposed upon citizens, too often black, by municipalities that derive their income from bogus traffic stops, subsequent fines and never-ending punitive measures including imprisonment: Ferguson One … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged civil forfeiture, Law and government agencies, law and the courts
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He’s not a cause of action, he’s a very naughty boy — and bad driver
I know, I know, this sounds like an item from Lowering the Bar. But it isn’t. It’s a tidbit from the New York Law Journal: New York State, Court of Appeals Kent Frezzell, Appellant v. City of New York, et … Continue reading
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Tagged law and the courts, personal injury lawsuits
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“Cases and controversies: Racial disparities in law enforcement practices”
From SCOTUS blog, more and deeper judicial exegeses on police excessive use of force and the apparent disparity on how different races are treated by the police. The sentence that will blow you away: What these cases show is that, … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged judicial system, law and the courts, police brutality, police brutality lawsuits, racial disparity, racism in America, Supreme Court decisions
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