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Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Canyon Creek Rebels Target MUD Lawsuit
Municipal utility district board members resist suggestion they withdraw federal suit
"...election procedures with the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, in order to protect minority voting rights. Although the..."
Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Michael King
Beside the Point
Something's gotta give with city's at-large voting system
"...disputed by the Department of Justice. (Yes, even Bush's DOJ.)..."
Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Porn Busters!
Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders
"...victims, although the actual statistics are not necessarily persuasive. DOJ spokesman Fields says that in fiscal year 2005 alone,..."
Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Hunting Cybersex
What Fourth Amendment?
"...reads a manual on search-and-seizure procedures issued by the DOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section. "The problem is..."
Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Point Austin: No Bill
Grand jury clears APD's Olsen, but questions remain
"...a standard procedural review from the APD while the DOJ pursues a broader APD use-of-force investigation that began before..."
Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Michael King
DADS: The Next TYC?
Craddick prioritizes reforms of the State School system - almost a year after a Justice Department report.
"...for the 81st Legislature." Which is odd, because the DoJ report was lodged with Rick Perry on Dec. 11,..."
Aug. 15, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Naked City
"...On, and that's basically what we're saying [to the DOJ]: Bring it on."– Acting Police Chief Cathy Ellison, responding..."
June 8, 2007 News Feature
On the Lege: Itty Bitty Steps
Minority Dems savor a few budget victories, and other news from the Capitol
"...terminated, and files have been handed to prosecutors. The DOJ report found that failures to tend to basic medical..."
April 6, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith
Reefer Madness: Top 10 joints
"...Amendment – a bipartisan measure attached to the annual DOJ appropriations bill, was defeated 163-289. With Dems taking control..."
Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Weed Watch
More than 98% of all marijuana seized by law enforcement under Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program is actually feral hemp – aka 'ditchweed' – and not cultivated, smokeable pot, according to DEA stats; and explanation regarding decriminalization effort e-mail sent to Colorado politicos gets weirder
"...come from agent Moore, either. Instead, he said, Moore's DOJ e-mail address was listed as a contact for interested..."
Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...should be examined," Glenn Schmitt, acting director of the DOJ's National Institute of Justice told the daily. The agency..."
June 23, 2006 News Feature
Lawless Disorder
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"...prosecution for any violation of King's civil rights; the DOJ concluded there was "insufficient evidence" to support any charges...."
Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...jail or prison. For the entire report, go to www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/p04.pdf. – J.S...."
Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature
Naked City
Although the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a measure that would ban the DOJ from using taxpayer money to arrest, jail, and prosecute medi-pot patients in compliance with state law, the number of reps voting in favor of the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment is growing. Also, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act makes its debut.
"...The so-called Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment, which was attached to the DOJ appropriations bill, failed on a vote of 264-161. This..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
House of Reps to vote on an amendment that would forbid the Department of Justice from using federal resources to enforce the government's drug prohibition laws against sick patients
"...Hinchey, D-N.Y., and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., would forbid the DOJ from using federal resources to enforce the government's drug..."
June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Medi-Mari at Supreme Court
Patients challenge federal right to prohibit medical
marijuana use under state law
"...legal argument, a decision that was appealed by the DOJ to the Supreme Court. On Nov. 2, Montana became..."
Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
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"...to repeal the Higher Education Act drug provision ["More DOJ Med-Mari Busts," News, Sept. 17]. A slight correction for..."
Sept. 24, 2004 Column
More on Drug Provision Reform
"...to repeal the Higher Education Act drug provision ["More DOJ Med-Mari Busts," News, Sept. 17]. A slight correction for..."
Sept. 16, 2004 Postmarks
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...– or, perhaps, not – among the information the DOJ deemed too volatile for public consumption is a quote..."
Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
The DOJ spams America with canned op-eds supporting mandatory minimum sentences
"...The DOJ's bolstering campaign was outed earlier this month by the..."
Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), the amendment is attached to the DOJ's annual appropriations bill. It would not prohibit the feds..."
July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
New Questions Raised in Owens Shooting
DNA tests and an eyewitness account seem to not match the official story
"...Rights Division, to review the case. (At press time, DOJ representatives had not returned calls requesting comment.) And Williams..."
April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Scalia's Dirty Little Secrets
The justice's favorite kind of government is one you can't see
"...that would favor withholding information. As representative of the DOJ, Scalia's apparent addition to the discussion was to secure..."
April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
White supremacists in Texas with weapons of mass destruction: Who knew?
"...Without the DOJ bringing the Krar case to national attention, the media..."
Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Here Come the Judges
The federal court takes up the Texas congressional re-redistricting case.
"...of the Texas map; according to Andy Taylor, the DOJ has informed the state it intends to meet the..."
Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
On the Lege
Redistricting: the end? the feds and the courts pick up the shattered pieces of Texas
"...Dems now look for redress, somewhat wistfully, to the DOJ and the federal courts. Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso,..."
Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Tommy Chong gets jail time, but hemp food products may be free.
"...In an era where Ashcroft's DOJ is supposedly all about combating terrorism, the Pipe Dreams..."
Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Capitol Chronicle
The fight over re-redistricting is a battle for the civil rights of minority Texans.
"...from the U.S. Department of Justice privately asked the DOJ for an expedited preclearance. (The feds on Tuesday said..."
