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U.S. v. Mayer, No. 06-50481 (9th Cir.) (503 F.3d 740) (June 6, 2007) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall)

Article • November 1, 2007 • from P&J November, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Mayer, No. 06-50481 (9th Cir.) (503 F.3d 740) (June 6, 2007) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall) by This opinion charts the boundaries of police surveillance of the First Amendment and associations. An FBI agent joined the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) to investigate foreign sex trade. Although the …

U.S. v. Mayer, No. 06-50481 (9th Cir.) (490 F.3d 1129) (June 6, 2007) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall)

Article • August 1, 2007 • from P&J August, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Mayer, No. 06-50481 (9th Cir.) (490 F.3d 1129) (June 6, 2007) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall) by This opinion charts the boundaries of police surveillance of the First Amendment and associations. An FBI agent joined the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) to investigate foreign sex trade. Although the …

U.S. v. Padilla, No. 04-600001-CR-COOKE (S.D.Fla.) (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26077) (April 9, 2007) (Judge Marcia G. Cooke)

Article • March 1, 2007 • from P&J March, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Padilla, No. 04-600001-CR-COOKE (S.D.Fla.) (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26077) (April 9, 2007) (Judge Marcia G. Cooke) by In this ruling, Judge Marcia Cooke refused to dismiss the Government’s latest terrorism charges against the embattled Jose Padilla on the grounds that he was tortured during the three and a …

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (940 F.Supp. 1251) (September 16, 1996) (Judge Richard Mills)

Article • December 1, 1996 • from P&J December, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (940 F.Supp. 1251) (September 16, 1996) (Judge Richard Mills) by This case is a continuation of the El Rukn's fiasco, a series of related cases from Chicago that arose out of two massive indictments filed in 1989 against 65 alleged members of …

U.S. v. Williams, No. 92-2794 (7th Cir.) (81 F.3d 1434) (April 23, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Article • May 1, 1996 • from P&J May, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Williams, No. 92-2794 (7th Cir.) (81 F.3d 1434) (April 23, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by This is another of the many cases involving the El Rukns street gang from Chicago - one of the most outrageous examples of prosecutorial misconduct - and subsequent cover-up - in the …

U.S. v. Burnside, No. 89 CR 909 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1215) (June 4, 1993) (Judge James F. Holderman)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Burnside, No. 89 CR 909 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1215) (June 4, 1993) (Judge James F. Holderman) by This is one of three related decisions that descsribed the efforts of AUSA William Hogan of Chicago to indict the members of the El Rukns gang - and they show outrageous …

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (833 F.Supp. 1277) (September 20, 1993) (Judge Marvin E. Aspen)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (833 F.Supp. 1277) (September 20, 1993) (Judge Marvin E. Aspen) by In 1989, two indictments were filed against 65 alleged members of a Chicago street gang known as the El Rukn's gang. One court described the first of those indictments as follows: …

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89-CR-908 (N.D.Ill.) (843 F.Supp. 437) (February 17, 1994) (Judge Richard Mills)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89-CR-908 (N.D.Ill.) (843 F.Supp. 437) (February 17, 1994) (Judge Richard Mills) by This is another of the series of El Rukns cases that constitute one of the most infamous sagas in the annals of American criminal law. Here Judge Mills held that the defendants were not …

U.S. v. Andrews, No. 89 CR 908-1-1-12 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1273) (June 14, 1993) (Judge Suzanne B. Conlon)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Andrews, No. 89 CR 908-1-1-12 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1273) (June 14, 1993) (Judge Suzanne B. Conlon) by In 1989, two indictments were filed against 65 alleged members of a Chicago street gang known as the El Rukn gang. One court described the first of those indictments as follows: …