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Former FBI Director Hoover Would Have Been Suspicious of Comey’s Speech on Race
By E.J. Dionne Washington Post Last week’s speech by FBI Director James Comey at Georgetown University was remarkable on its own terms, but revolutionary in the context of his agency’s history. You wonder if the late J. Edgar Hoover would have accused Comey of subversive intent. “All of us in law enforcement must be honest…
All 9 Former DEA Administrators Join Forces to Oppose Legalization of Pot in Colorado
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com All nine of the DEA’s former administrators signed an amicus brief that was filed Thursday in support of a Supreme Court petition challenging Colorado’s recreational marijuana laws, Politico reports. The directors are siding with Oklahoma and Nebraska’s Supreme Court petition that challenges legalization. The law in Colorado “gravely menace[s]…[t]he health, comfort…
ACLU: Border Patrol Responsible for Chronic Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants
By ACLU Attorney James Lyall Arizona Daily Star For years, watchdog groups have issued report after report detailing the brutal conditions faced by children in Border Patrol custody. Since 2008, non-governmental aid organizations have documented at least 1,600 specific examples of children suffering abuse and inhumane environments in the Border Patrol’s detention facilities. Border Patrol…
Justice Department Considering Suing Ferguson Over Racial Discrimination
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is prepared to sue the city of Ferguson, Mo., if city leaders balk at revising discriminatory police tactics, The Dallas Morning News reports. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to reveal the findings from two separate federal investigations into the police shooting of a black 18-year-old, Michael Brown….
Google Says Surveillance Proposal Would Allow FBI to Spy on Anyone Worldwide
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Google is fighting attempts by the Justice Department to get permission for the FBI to search and seize digital data in what the search engine giant said would make it possible for the “hacking of any facility” in the world, The Guardian reports. The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules that is…
Hate crime? FBI Asked to Investigate Stabbing Attack by Muslim in Metro Detroit
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The FBI has been asked to investigate the assault of two men in suburban Detroit who were stabbed after saying they weren’t Muslim, The Washington Times reports. Terrence Lavaron Thomas, a Muslim, was charged Tuesday with unlawful intent and possession of a controlled substance following the stabbing at a…
President Picks Interim Leader Joseph P. Clancy as Permanent Head of Secret Service
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joseph P. Clancy, the interim head of the Secret Service, is getting the nod from President Obama to become the permanent guy, the New York Times reports. Clancy was the former head of the president’s detail. Some critics of agency wanted an outsider to take over. Apparently, Obama thought differently….
Texas Judge’s Decision to Halt Immigration Plan Renews Hope of Homeland Security Funding
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas judge’s decision to temporarily halt President Obama’s immigration plan could make it easier for Congress to find a temporary solution to keep Homeland Security funded, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans said they may now have support for a short-term extension to avoid a shutdown at Homeland Security. The…