On AlterNet: prosecutors

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "prosecutors"

Why is the Obama Administration Suddenly Fixated on Stomping out Medical Pot?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

At the same time public support for marijuana legalization reached record highs, Obama shifted from one time medicinal cannabis sympathizer to White House weed-whacker.

Who We Are and Why We Fight: "People Who Do Drugs, and People Who Don't, Will End the War on Drugs"

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. December 14, 2011.

The foremost U.S. authority on the harm of the drug war paints a clear and brilliant picture of the path to a better future.

Reefer Madness: The Feds Seem Intent on Destroying Medical Pot

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. November 7, 2011.

This year, federal authorities have done almost everything in their power to undermine state regulation of medical marijuana. It is time Obama implement his original policy.

The Beginning of The End for Medical Marijuana? Raids Back Up Prosecutors' Threats

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 17, 2011.

Feds support prosecutors' threats to attack the medical marijuana industry with over-the-top raids on licensed (and even not-for-profit) dispensaries in Colorado and California.

False Claims on Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Lead to Credibility Gap for Prosecutors

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. January 15, 2010.

New report takes down the claims that disaster will result from drug law reform, and that judges are incapable of making sound decisions.

On Top of Jail Time, Prisoners Now Face Fees and Surcharges

Emily Jane Goodman, The Nation. September 6, 2008.

Prisoners across the country are facing court fees, arrest fees and booking fees in addition to their sentences -- and states are raking in the cash.

Two Angry Men: Revisiting the Duke Lacrosse Case

Robert Perkinson, The Nation. March 11, 2008.

Beyond the sensationalism and sound bites, the Duke 'rape' case makes for an ironic example of the perils of prosecutorial power.

Gonzales latest... impeachment, resignation & obvious lies

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. March 26, 2007.

He'll be gone in a month -- one way or another...

Updated: Gonzales, Bush & the US Attorneys, the backstory [VIDEO x 2]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 14, 2007.

Joe Conason discusses Gonzales, Bush-era abuse of power, fascism.

Debunking the "Clinton did it too" myth

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2007.

Bush is already spinning prosecutor-gate and the media is listening....

Breaking: Schumer calls for firing of Bush's A.G. [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 13, 2007.

"We now have direct evidence that... Gonzales was carrying out the political wishes of the president"