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'America's Toughest Sheriff' Teams With Beltway GOP Power Couple In 'Inquisition' Of Arizona Official
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/7/2009
'America's Toughest Sheriff' Teams With Beltway GOP Power Couple In 'Inquisition' Of Arizona Official
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Notorious anti-immigrant sheriff Joe Arpaio is working with a husband-and-wife GOP lawyer team that was one of Bill Clinton's biggest tormentors during the 90s, to go after a local Arizona official. But critics are calling the effort a politically motivated fishing expedition. And the defense ...
Ex-judge accused of spanking U.S. male inmates in his office and awarding them reduced jail time in return for sex
dailymail.co.uk - 10/5/2009
Ex-judge accused of spanking U.S. male inmates in his office and awarding them reduced jail time ...
— dailymail.co.uk — Respected circuit judge Herman Thomas is accused of bringing male inmates to his office and spanking them... with a paddle. (more) Ex-judge accused of spanking U.S. male inmates in his ...

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Herman Thomas, Justice of the Piece (and Racism)
harrisonprice.com - 10/5/2009
Herman Thomas, Justice of the Piece (and Racism)
— harrisonprice.com — A paddle for your thoughts? Since so much of our media loves to reveal the party affiliations... of Republicans when they get in trouble but not so much when Democrats do , here is an interesting story (reported in a British paper) about one judge’s form of “justice” and the, ... (more) Herman Thomas, Justice of the Piece (and Racism)

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Ex-Judge Herman 'Who Needs a Spanking?' Thomas Now on Trial
pheedcontent.com - 10/5/2009
Ex-Judge Herman 'Who Needs a Spanking?' Thomas Now on Trial
— pheedcontent.com — For long-time readers of Above The Law, Herman Thomas is a familiar name. He's the former Alabama... state court judge who allegedly enjoyed spanking male prisoners, traded favorable treatment for sexual favors, and improperly interfered on behalf of a cousin in legal trouble. He gave up the ... (more) Ex-Judge Herman 'Who Needs a Spanking?' Thomas Now on Trial

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Talking Points Memo — ... Just a classic, classic story. First, you've got show-boating, right-wing, anti-immigration Sheriff Joe Arpaio (aka "America's Toughest Sheriff"). He teams up with Maricopa County prosecutor Andrew Thomas to arrest County Supervisor Don Stapley on charges which seem pretty thin and arguably political in nature. (They tried to prosecute him last year; but those charges fell apart. And in this case a judge found they lacked probable cause for the arrest.) But Thomas had to recuse himself because he works with Stapley in the country government. And they couldn't not ...

Over on the Dark Side
Talking Points Memo — ... You may know of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the colorful and high-profile Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, best known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration. Early last month we told you about Arpaio's and a political ally's effort to import DC TV lawyer power couple Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing as "special prosecutors" for what appeared to be a fairly transparent hit against one of Arpaio's local GOP political opponents. ...

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hosted.ap.org 10/24/2009 — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Clarence Thomas, the justice long known as the silent member of the Supreme Court, criticized his colleagues Friday for badgering attorneys rather than letting them speak during oral arguments. Thomas - who hasn't asked a ...
Clarence Thomas To Other Supreme Court Justices: Be Quiet
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They chose Thomas - Crunchy Con
blog.beliefnet.com 9/1/2009 — Yesterday the Dallas Morning News ran the first part of an absolutely heartbreaking story about a North Texas couple and their terminally ill unborn child . Deidrea and T.K. Laux discovered that their son had a catastrophic genetic defect, one that ...
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visits UA
tuscaloosanews.com 10/24/2009 — University of Alabama School of law students roared with laughter throughout Thomas' lecture Friday afternoon that was more of a question and answer session. Thomas, 61, lowered his already deep voice and answered one question with a Nick Saban ...
More listening and more diversity needed on SCOTUS, says Justice Thomas
lawprofessors.typepad.com 10/26/2009 — Justice Clarence Thomas, in a talk at the University of Alabama School of Law, yesterday reportedly said that the Justices already know where they stand before oral argument, and asked, "So why do you beat up on people if you...
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hosted.ap.org 10/4/2009 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican. The respected circuit judge once was the Democratic Party's choice to be ...
Helen Thomas Rules
shakespearessister.blogspot.com 10/2/2009 — I so want to be Helen Thomas when I grow up: On Thursday afternoon, Thomas gave a clinic in fortitude to President Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, during the briefing. "Has the president given up on the public option?" she inquired from her ...
In just one hour, Sotomayor asked more questions than Thomas has in years.
thinkprogress.org 10/6/2009 — Yesterday was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first day on the bench, where she took an active role in oral arguments. Sotomayor “ displayed no reticence on the first day of her first term on the court; in the two cases on the ...
Clarence Thomas, Outcast? Or President?
politics.theatlantic.com 6/25/2009 — Today, the Supreme Court issued its second 8-1 decision with Clarence Thomas providing as the lone dissenting voice. Last week, it was the court's ruling in a case on the Voting Rights Act. Today, the court ruled that Arizona public school officials ...
Holder: NY plot was one of most serious since 9/11 (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/6/2009
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the alleged terror plot disrupted in New York was "one of the most serious in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001" — but he gave no indication when more arrests might be made.
Tough to meet Guantanamo closing deadline: Holder (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/6/2009
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that it would be tough to meet the Obama administration's January 22 deadline for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that holds foreign terrorism suspects.
Tough to meet Guantanamo closing deadline: Holder — Reuters: Politics 10/6/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that it would be tough to meet the Obama administration's January 22 deadline for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that holds foreign terrorism suspects. ...
Holder worried about lawmakers' Gitmo objections (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/7/2009
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he is worried that lawmakers' opposition to bringing terrorist suspects held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons could hurt the effort to close the detention center.
Officials huddle to seek solutions for youth crime — CNN.com - Politics 10/7/2009
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan met with Chicago's mayor and community leaders Wednesday to discuss possible remedies for violent youth crime.