Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Well Done Young Man . . .  Whatever One's Views About the T-Shirt . . . We Have to Admire his Knowledge of Constitutional Law High School Tells Student to Remove Antiwar Shirt. A high school student's controversial T-shirt rekindles a debate over the extent to which students may express themselves politically within school gates. By Tamar Lewin. [New York Times: National] We can only hope that this school will come to its senses and not forget that its primary role is to educate students (regardless of any of our views on the possible war with Iraq) about why America is worth defending . . . FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. 6:09:10 PM    comment [] Judge Seeks More Info in U.S. Terror Case New York Times reports that U.S. District Judge Robert Jones ordered the United States Attorney's Office in Oregon to make additional disclosures to the defense regarding money paid to informants and various other matters.  Three cheers for Judge Jones, who seems to be taking his constitutional responsibilities seriously and ensuring that the defense obtains information necessary to its preparation.  While Judge Jones is doing little more that which all judges must do, it is unfortunately far to common, particularly in high proflie matter involving notorious defendants, that a judge will buckle under the pressure and railroad the defense by backing the prosecution at every turn.  In this case, at least for now, it appears that the Constitution wins!  5:54:18 PM    comment [] Justice Department Website Re-Direction . . .  A New Tool in the Law Enforcement Arsenal?? Government Fails to Block Bootleg Site. The U.S. Justice Department says it has taken over a website that provides information about pirated video games and movies, but many users are still able to reach the site. Turns out the government only seized one of the site's numerical Internet addresses. [Wired News] For the second time in as many days, the US DoJ has announced its "take over" of a website in futherance of its criminal prosecution agenda.  In this case it has apparently done so with the owner's consent (although coerced through a criminal prosecution).  This appears to be a new and interesting, if not disturbing law enforcment trend. Note:  It is also rather humorous that apparently the DoJ did not have a sufficient handle on the technological aspects of its efforts to get the job done right.   5:45:20 PM    comment []

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