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Kansas rallies behind teacher facing deportation after 30+ years

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“Mr Jamal, a 55-year-old Bangladeshi-born chemistry professor, was arrested on his front lawn nearly two weeks ago by immigration officials as he stepped out to drop his daughter to school in Lawrence, Kansas.  His wife and other two children rushed out but even before they could say goodbye, he was led away in handcuffs.  He has been moved from a detention centre in Missouri to a facility near El Paso, Texas, close to the border. All three of Mr Jamal’s children – seven, 12 and 14 – are US citizens and his wife has a medical condition that limits her mobility, making him the sole provider for the family.”

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43034784

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How Prosecutors Score a Windfall Turning Small Tickets Into Big Fees

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“A private, for-profit law firm called Silver and Wright was hired by Indio in 2014 to serve as the city’s official prosecutor for code enforcement cases. The firm’s pitch was appealing. It offered ‘cost neutral or even revenue producing’ prosecution services, so long as the city changed its ordinances to allow the firm to bill property owners for its full attorneys fees.”

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The ongoing criminalization of poverty

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“43 states and the District of Columbia suspend driver’s licenses because of unpaid debt. Only four states require a determination of the person’s ability to pay. Some, such as Virginia, make the suspensions mandatory, while others, including the District and Maryland, allow for discretion, albeit automated systems make its use rare. Virtually all states that suspend licenses for unpaid debt do so indefinitely, with rules that prevent reinstatement until full payment is made.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2018/02/09/the-ongoing-criminalization-of-poverty-2/

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Police Tackled, Arrested Homeowner Who Refused Warrantless Entry

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“The Dantzlers refused to allow the police to enter and search their home and indicated that they should get a warrant if they wanted to do so. One officer then seized Huntly Dantzler, handcuffed him, pulled him away from the door and threw him to the ground. Alarmed by the treatment of her husband and the inherent coercion, Susan Dantzler allowed one of the officers to enter the house and look around. After searching the house and finding nothing, the officers left. Huntly Dantzler was compelled to seek medical care for deep gashes on wrists left by the handcuffs.”

Read more: https://rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/victory_police_agree_to_settle_lawsuit_over_unconstitutional_raid_search_se

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Teacher Fired, Reported To Counter-Terror Unit For Expressing Christian Views

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“A Christian teacher in Bristol was fired and reported as a ‘radicalisation threat’ after she answered questions from pupils about her beliefs, an employment tribunal has heard.  Svetlana Powell was dismissed from the T2 Apprenticeship Academy in Bristol in July 2016 after leaders at the government-funded college said students had been offended by comments the teacher made.”

Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/08/christian-teacher-fired-god-loves/

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Try Exercising This Constitutional Right And You’re Apt To Regret It

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“More than 95 percent of criminal cases are settled with plea bargains and prosecutors would be happy if that number went over 99 percent, so defendants who demand a trial are usually hit by threats of various repercussions if they don’t cooperate.”

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2018/02/13/try-exercising-this-constitutional-right-and-youre-apt-to-regret-it/

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West Virginia officer fired after refusing to shoot man with unloaded gun

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“Mader said his Marine Corps and police training taught him to assess a threat level. He said Williams was visibly upset but not aggressive or violent.  When the two other officers arrived, one of them fatally shot Williams in the head after he raised his gun. An investigation found the officer did nothing wrong.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/13/west-virginia-officer-fired-after-refusing-to-shoot-man-with-gun-settles-lawsuit-for-175000.html

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U.S., UK government websites infected with crypto-mining malware

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“Thousands of websites, including ones run by U.S. and UK government agencies, were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies, technology news site The Register reported.  The tainted version of Browsealoud caused inserted software for mining the digital currency Monero to run on computers that visited infected sites, generating money for the hackers behind the attack, The Register said.”

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitcoin-cyber/u-s-uk-government-websites-infected-with-crypto-mining-malware-report-idUSKBN1FV0VO

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US Spy Chiefs Reverse Course on Phone Spying — But Just For Huawei

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“The FBI and other US intelligence agencies are suddenly and ever so deeply concerned with preserving your smart phone privacy.  Testifying before the US Senate Intelligence Committee, officials from the FBI, CIA, NSA, et al. warned Americans against using phones made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE.  Why? Because, Christopher Wray (Comey’s successor at the FBI) explains, the Chinese government might equip, or find and exploit weaknesses in, such phones to ‘maliciously modify or steal information’ and ‘conduct undetected espionage.'”

Read more: http://thegarrisoncenter.org/archives/12874

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Torture Memo Author John Yoo: President Can Wage War Without Declaration

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“This debate has particular salience as Congress has been taking steps to check the president’s authority to continue funding military support of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.”

Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/can-the-president-wage-undeclared-war-the-author-of-the-torture-memo-john-yoo-bruce-fein-yemen/

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