On AlterNet: trial

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How Corrupt Prosecutors Get Away With Sending Innocent People to Jail

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 15, 2012.

Prosecutors are arguably the most powerful figures in the American criminal justice system, a system that is not equipped or willing to punish their crimes.

Murder is Legal, According to Eric Holder

David Swanson, Smirking Chimp. March 7, 2012.

Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday explained why he thinks it is legal to murder people, even without trial, arrest, or charges filed.

How Bradley Manning's Fate Will Be Decided

Justin Elliott, Salon. January 22, 2012.

The soldier accused of giving files to WikiLeaks will likely face a court-martial -- an expert explains how it works.

Julian Assange's Proud Father: My Son Has 'Immense Desire for Justice in the World'

Giles Tremlett, The Guardian. July 15, 2011.

Assange's biological father describes his son as a "great dissident" in his first and probably only media interview.

Luis Posada, Right-wing Terrorist and Former CIA Asset, Goes to Trial

Peter Kornbluh, The Nation. January 11, 2011.

Posada is still not being charged with actually perpetrating those terrorist operations, only with lying about aspects of his involvement in orchestrating them.

Disturbing Account of Wanton Rape and Murder in Iraq Emerges from U.S. Soldier Trials

Gail McGowan Mellor, Women's Media Center. May 20, 2009.

Four U.S. soldiers have been convicted for the brutal killing of Abeer al-Janabi and her family -- and now the full story is public.

Al Franken Update: Says Trial to End in Two to Three Weeks

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. March 3, 2009.

Franken hopes to be seated soon after the end of the trial.

Cuckoo D'Etat: What Really Happened at Blagojevich's Impeachment Hearing

Scours Mopgood, AlterNet. January 31, 2009.

Satire: A sympathetic custodian has given AlterNet a detailed and hilarious description of how the disgraced ex-Governor's hearing went down.

Singer R. Kelly Reinforces Racial and Sexual Stereotypes

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. May 30, 2008.

R. Kelly and other musicians who cultivate a thuggish persona perpetuate a sexually rapacious cardboard image of young blacks.

Sex Abuse in the Name of Religion Isn't a Lifestyle -- It's Sex Abuse

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 23, 2008.

The call to understand the polygamous sect as just another unique corner of multicultural America is relativism run amok.

Saddam Trial: GOP Sacrifices Justice for an 'October Surprise'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 6, 2006.

The Bush administration had the opportunity to show the world the best principles of liberal democracy. Instead, it opted for a dog-and-pony show for the sake of partisan gain.