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Harvey Silverglate Dissects Federal Prosecutors' Corrupt Justicenew

In Three Felonies A Day, the civil liberties watchdog's thesis is as provocative as it is simple: justice has become sufficiently perverted in this nation that federal prosecutors, if they put their minds to it, could find a way to indict almost any one of us for almost anything.
Boston Phoenix  |  Peter Kadzis  |  09-23-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Funds Cut for Campus Assault Preventionnew

Combating sexual assault is especially tough if your workspace is the size of a professional basketball player's shoebox.
Boston Phoenix  |  Sara Faith Alterman  |  12-12-2008  |  Education

Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Speaks Outnew

In his new book, In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration, Iglesias opens up about the political motivations behind his December 2006 firing from the U.S. Department of Justice and the firestorm that followed.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Julia Goldberg  |  06-05-2008  |  Politics

Springfield's Recruiting Practices Spark New Legal Actionsnew

Springfield gets hit with a number of legal actions stemming from continued problems with recruiting minority police and firefighter candidates.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  09-02-2005  |  Politics

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