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Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police
Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police
The New Reefer Madness: Arresting People in Pain
The New Reefer Madness: Arresting People in Pain
Bruce Ramsey / Times Editorial Columnist
July 23, 2008
Seattle Times
The police raid on Martin Martinez, a Seattle man who uses marijuana to dull the chronic pain from a motorcycle accident, made the page-one headline last Thursday: "Was Pot Raid Justified?" Martinez's lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, insists vehemently that it was not.
System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform
System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform
by Jesse Jackson
On July 9, the long agony of JonBenet Ramsey’s family was brought at least to a partial close. On the basis of new forms of DNA testing, the Boulder, Colo., district attorney wrote a letter of apology to her father, John Ramsey, because the results cleared him and his late wife of any involvement in the girl’s murder.
Pipe scheme: ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain in Illinois
Pipe scheme
ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain
BY PETER DOWNS, Illinois Times
JULY 3, 2008
This Is The US On Drugs
[P]oliticians [are getting elected] and reelected by talking tough — not smart, just tough — about drugs and crime. But the tougher we get in prosecuting nonviolent drug crimes, the softer we get in the prosecution of everything else because of the limited resources to fund the criminal justice system.
Sen. Mike Frerichs' Bondage to the Forces of Evil
You didn't read about this in the News-Gazette. Their editorial board usually tries to paint Democrats in a bad light at the drop of a hat. However, they also have a policy of silencing substantive discussion on any aspect of the drug war that deals with promoting enlightened public policy.
Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas
Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas
by Martha Rosenberg
Bumper-to-bumper gridlock didn’t do it. Nowhere-to-park didn’t do it. Taxes on city driving didn’t do it. But $4 a gallon gas is finally driving people to not drive anymore say news reports.
Rendering Justice, With One Eye on Re-election
Rendering Justice, With One Eye on Re-election
By Adam Liptak
Last month, Wisconsin voters did something that is routine in the United States but virtually unknown in the rest of the world: They elected a judge.
As the 2008 session winds down, Illinois legislators consider what to do with the medical marijuana bill
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Drugs and "Drug War" – Government -- Illinois – Health – Human Rights – Illinois – Legislation – Local Interest
Iraq War Costs Illinois More than $28 Billion So FarIraq War Costs Illinois More than $28 Billion So Far Poposed Spending Coul Add More Than $7 Billion More anonymous – May 15, 2008 – 1:20pm
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