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Congress’s Brutal Sequester of Federal Defenders Offices Harms Law Enforcement

ross12 years ago12 years ago012 mins

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Congress has modified the Miranda rights: You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, an attorney will be appointed to represent you, that is, if he or she is not furloughed, laid off or too busy to pay any attention to you. The initial reaction…

Underwear Bomber to Appear in Fed Court in Detroit

allan15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

UPDATE, Thurs. 2:30 p.m. — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab made a brief appearance Thursday and said he was happy representing himself, and didn’t think it was necessary for the prosecutors to share evidence with his stand-by counsel, the Detroit News reported. The judge said she was overriding him on the sharing of evidence. A pretrial conference…