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Policial: Informante en caso de redada mortÃfera en Atlanta interpone demanda
Alex White construyó su carrera como informante de la policÃa de Atlanta, pero cuando ellos le pidieron que mintiera por ellos en el caso Kathryn Johnston, se dirigió a los federales. Ahora está interponiendo una demanda en contra de la policÃa de Atlanta, afirmando que su carrera de soplón ha sido arruinada. -
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Marihuana medicinal: DEA amenaza a caseros de dispensarios de San Francisco, dispensarios interponen demanda y Conyers realizará audiencias
En su lucha contra los dispensarios de marihuana medicinal, la DEA ha traÃdo su campaña de correspondencia de intimidación a caseros a San Francisco. Ahora, los dispensarios están tramitando una demanda en tribunal federal y el Comité de la Cámara sobre el Judiciario va a realizar audiencias sobre el asunto. -
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Policial: Las historias de policÃas corruptos de esta semana
Un destacamento antidroga de Indiana enfrenta algunos interrogatorios por bienes incautados, la PolicÃa de Nueva York no logra encontrar algunas pruebas en casos de delitos de drogas, un laboratorio de pericia criminal tejano se pone ganancioso, asà como un policÃa de Indiana. -
Law Enforcement: Chicago's Courts Are in Crisis, and the Drug War Is a Big Contributor, Report Finds
Chicago's 26th Street Criminal Court Building handles more than 28,000 felony cases a year, more than half of them drug cases. That's too much, says a new report, which offers some recommendations for reducing the burden. -
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Busy, busy this week, with miscreants in blue popping up all over the place. A New York City drug squad is under scrutiny, while a New Mexico drug squad gets back to work, a Boston cop goes to prison, and cops from Florida, Ohio, and Minnesota get busted for their shenanigans, as do a pair of Texas jailers. -
Europe: Finland to Set Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Use
After one patient successfully challenged an agency's stance that Finnish law absolutely forbids it, the Finnish government is moving to craft guidelines to allow for medical marijuana use. -
Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice," by Ethan Brown (2007, Public Affairs Press, 273 pp., $25.95 HB)
Author Ethan Brown examines the rhyme and reason of the controversial "stop snitching" movement, and the abuses in drug law and enforcement that caused it to come to be.
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