Punch and Jurists

Schiller v. The City of New York, No. 04 Civ. 7922 (KMK) (JCF) (S.D.N.Y.) (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56602) (August 6, 2007) (Judge Magistrate) by Once again, Magistrate Judge Francis has issued a stern rebuke to New York City over its efforts to prevent the disclosure of nearly 2,000 of …

Schiller v. The City of New York, No. 04 Civ. 7922 (KMK) (JCF) (S.D.N.Y.) (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16935) (March 12, 2007) (Judge Magistrate) by A couple of recent events raise troubling questions about whether the police state has finally and irrevocably arrived in America. Both events send a strong …

U.S. v. Carmichael, No. Crim. No. 2:03cr259-T (M.D.Ala.) (326 F.Supp.2d 1267) (July 20, 2004) (Judge Myron H. Thompson) by U.S. v. Carmichael, 326 F.Supp.2d 1267 (M.D.Ala. 2004) (Judge Thompson) (Carmichael I) U.S. v. Carmichael, 326 F.Supp.2d 1303 (M.D.Ala. 2004) (Judge Thompson) (Carmichael II) For a long time, informants (a/k/a snitches, …

U.S. v. Carmichael, No. Crim. No. 2:03cr259-T (M.D.Ala.) (326 F.Supp.2d 1303) (July 22, 2004) (Judge Myron H. Thompson) by Here Judge Thompson refused on various constitutional grounds to order the defendant to close down his Web site - now known as www.whosarat.com - which contains detailed information about a growing …

U.S. v. Davis, No. Crim A. No. 94-381 (E.D.La.) (904 F.Supp. 564) (November 3, 1995) (Judge Helen G. Berrigan) by This is one of two related cases that deal with a capital case in New Orleans that involved widely publicized alleged police corruption. In this case, the issue focused on …