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Huge Corruption Sweep In New Jersey
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2009/07/23 17:23
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According to Courthouse News, the mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus were arrested today, along with a state assemblyman and dozens of others in an FBI investigation of political corruption. Those arrested included the commissioner of the state's Department of Community Affairs and several rabbis, according to wire reports.
The US Attorney's Office in Newark said it would elucidate things at an afternoon press conference. Among those arrested, according to The New York Times, were Joseph Doria Jr.,commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and a former mayor of Bayonne; Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III; Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell; Assemblyman Dan Van Pelt of Forked River; and rabbis from Deal and Elberon, N.J., and Brooklyn.
The investigation involves the Deal Yeshiva, a religious school, according to the Asbury Park Press. |
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NY, NJ Immigration Raids Violated Rights
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2009/07/22 16:03
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The Associated Press is reporting that immigration agents raiding homes for suspected illegal immigrants violated the US Constitution by entering without proper consent and may have used racial profiling, a report analyzing arrest records found.
In the report, released Wednesday by the Immigration Justice Clinic at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, said that since ICE agents use administrative warrants - instead of judicial warrants, which give law enforcement unfettered access - they must have a resident's consent to enter a home or else violate the constitutional right to protection against unreasonable searches.
On Long Island, 86 percent of arrest records from 100 raids between January 2006 and April 2008 showed no record of consent being given,the report found. In northern and central New Jersey, no record of consent being given was found for 24 percent of about 600 arrests in 2006 and 2007, it found.
In a statement, ICE said its agents uphold the country's laws. "We do so professionally, humanely and with an acute awareness regarding the impact enforcement has on the individuals we encounter," it said. |
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Enemies Unite Against Software Regulation
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2009/07/21 16:58
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According to The Recorder, Microsoft and Linex have put their differences aside to come together against new rules against software contracts announced by The American Law Institute.
One of the most controversial parts of those rules is one stating that companies must guarantee consumers that there are no hidden flaws in their product. Some lawyers are saying this could lead to liability issues because most software is inherently flawed.
"It creates an unrealistic standard and a lot of litigation," said Mark Radcliffe, a DLA piper lawyer who's worked to oppose the rules proposed in mid-May. "Any project that has Microsoftand Linux on the same side, you know there's something wrong."
The Principles of Law of Software Contracts, as they are called, are not law, but do serve to guide judges who often cite them in decisions. |
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Anti-separatist Laws Promoted In China
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2009/07/20 18:17
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The Associated Press is reporting that in response to China's worst unrest in months the country is promoting anti-separatist laws.
The chairman of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Regional People's Congress has blamed the July 5 riots on extremism, terrorism and separatism. Police allege women dressed in head scarves and long, black Islamic robes were instigators.
Nearly 200 people died in the riots in the western area of Xinjiang that were started because of increasing friction between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs. Uighurs have complained of restrictions on their religion, language and culture. Han Chinese want the Uighurs to be happy with Xinjiang's quick economic development. |
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