January2017
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Former CBP Officer Jose Rodriguez-Elizondo Pleads Guilty to Murder
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 0)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – In 2010, Customs & Border Protection Officer Jose Rodriguez-Elizondo shot and killed Fermin Limon, Sr., 49, outside of the nightclub that Limon owned. In 2011, Elizondo was convicted of murder... -
11th Circuit To District Courts: No Secret Note Passing
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 0)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Getting caught passing notes in class was high on the list of childhood embarrassments. Whatever your message that just couldn’t wait was, there was nothing worse than the risk of... -
Trump Exceeds His Plenary Immigration Authority
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 5)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) — When I wrote in November that the president likely had the constitutional power to exclude Muslims from coming to the U.S., I included a number of caveats, describing circumstances where... -
Trump Has Bill Clinton To Thank For Broad Immigration Powers
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 1)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The weekend headlines were awash with hyperbole. A U.S. Senator was brought to tears. Over the weekend, the ACLU raised $24 million, which is six times its yearly average. Foreign... -
Springfield Whistleblower Suit Is Bad News For Gregg Bigda
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 0)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Last November, Fault Lines covered Detective Gregg Bigda’s nightmarish treatment of three teenagers who allegedly stole an undercover narcotics car for a joy ride. A new lawsuit brought by a... -
Section 5 Of Trump’s EO = Every Non-Citizen Is An “Enforcement Priority”
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 3)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Considerable space has been spent at Fault Lines breaking down President Trump’s ambitions and Executive Orders when it comes to immigration and deportation of non-citizens. To date, Trump’s plans and... -
Ever Alert, Feds Watch Your Grease
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 0)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — As a Public Defense Investigator, cameras are your friend. Not just your own camera or the cameras of witnesses or bystanders, but the cameras that sit as silent unintentional witnesses... -
Alaska’s SB 91: The Anatomy of Justice Reform Hit Job
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 4)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) – People think that passing a bill is the hard part of justice reform, but the real challenge is often defending these gains. Many reforms flounder in the face of a... -
No PAL of Mine
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 7)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) – While all eyes are on Trump’s immigration disaster, smaller, quieter local stories are going uncovered. There’s an instance of police misconduct in Jacksonville, Florida that deserves our attention, not because... -
California Prison Reform: The Devil Is Always In The Details
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 0)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — One of the few bright spots from the last election was the passage of a ballot initiative that relaxed parole restrictions in the California penal system. The ballot initiative allowed...