Courts

This is a Must See Video. Click on the link to view. It will show you the Truth ! See for yourself ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZVw3no2A4

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View video of Mayor's court proceedings. He was put in jail for violating terms of travel.

http://www.blackbottom.com/watch.php?v=p0KAD5KzrzP

http://www.blackbottom.com/watch.php?v=8qK4YQkusQV

Question's for those in the world of Swampbubbles...

What Toledo neighborhoods have the highest crime rate (pertaining to our youth)?

What elementary and middle schools in the Toledo Public School system have the lowest test scores?

WASHINGTON - A federal judge yesterday rejected President Bush's contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress' power to investigate the executive branch and handing a victory to Democrats probing the dismissal of nine federal prosecutors.

The months-long battle between Toledo Municipal Court judges and Toledo city officials over the court's budget is now in the hands of another set of judges.

The seven municipal court judges filed a petition in Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals Thursday against the city, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, and the 12 members of city council.

If you did not see, other politicians are jumping on the "gang up" on Cubbon bandwagon. I do think that she does have courage because she knew full well what her decision would bring.

High Court sides with Guantanamo detainees again

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.

Quoting Scripture banned in library community room

This week on the Toledo View...
Interviews with:

Anita Lopez, Lucas County Auditor

Vallie Bowman-English, Clerk of Toledo Courts

Ben Konop, Lucas County Commisioner

Read the hot editorial's on the Citizens View...

THEY SHOOT BLACK MEN, DON'T THEY?

DO YOU KNOW A HATER?

And on the Anonymous View...

POLICE AND RACIAL PROFILING

INDIANS AND RACISM

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday agreed to mull the issue of whether cities may require their employees to live within their borders.

The court agreed to hear appeals of rulings involving the cities of Lima and Akron that struck down a 2006 state law prohibiting residency mandates when it comes to most city employees.

Rev. Al Sharpton To Lead Citywide “Slowdown” And “Pray In” Tomorrow

• Reverend Al Sharpton will lead a citywide "pray-in" tomorrow at six locations around New York City.

• Participants in tomorrow’s "pray-ins" should be prepared to go to jail to protest the acquittals of the three detectives.

WTVG -- According to police, this time around 29-year-old Deon Brown is charged with domestic violence, and accused of beating his baby's mother.

An appellate court sided a third time with cities in their battle to enforce laws requiring municipal employees to live in the cities for which they work.

Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals in Toledo struck down a 2006 state law prohibiting cities from imposing a residency requirement as a condition of employment.

OTTAWA - The federal government is trying to derail hearings by the Military Police Complaints Commission into the transfer of detainees by members of the Canadian Forces to Afghan authorities, where they could be tortured.

Two US citizens are being held by US troops in Iraq pending transfer to Iraqi authorities. The two are petitioning the Supreme Court to grant habeas corpus and to review their confinement. The Bush administration claims that American courts have no jurisdiction.

A radio talk-show host pledged to organize 50,000 marchers from across the country to protest a fatal police shooting on the eve of an officer’s trial in Lima, OH.

This could be bigger than the Jena rally!!!!!!

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Fred LeFebvre interviewed Judge Tim Kuhlman this morning about how talks are going between the municipal courts and the administration. Fred LeFebvre was told that the talks aren't going very well at all and that council member Michael Collins doesn't understand the way the system works when it comes to funding the court system.

Parents of the approximately 200,000 home-schooled children in California are reeling from the possibility that they may have to shutter their classrooms — and go back to school themselves — if they want to continue teaching their own kids.

Read More Here:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1720697,00.html

Obama files lawsuit to keep polls open until 9 PM....

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/NEWS09/924399...

Breaking news story from the Toledo Free Press that Brian Schwartz has hired legal representation in relation to his being suspended for 15 days without pay for unprofessional conduct and other possible incidents of his rights being violated by both Mayor Carty Finkbeiner and Chief of Staff Bob Reinbolt. He’s hired local attorney R. Kevin Greenfield.

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After stonewalling a civil rights investigation for 10 months, the Finkbeiner Administration has decided to have Toledoans pay $360 an hour for outside legal counsel as the discrimination case heads to federal court.

Laws and Gun Laws are only for law abiding people. Criminals don’t care about laws. And Ohio’s gun laws are just about stupid! Lets face it. In Ohio if a law abiding person takes all the classes and training and passes all. He or she can get a permit to carry a concealed hand gun.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says torture (aggressive interrogation, in his words) is o.k., such as "stick[ing] something under the fingernail, smack[ing] him in the face". The London interview concluded with Scalia saying that he is not really a "tough guy". "I'm very tender," he said.

From the Blade: COLUMBUS — In a much anticipated ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court today unanimously upheld the constitutionality of red light and speeding enforcement cameras like those employed by Toledo.