http://fapp.us Paul Minor and Others are Still Imprisoned Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:19:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Jackson (Mississippi) Free Press has an article strongly critical of the Bush Justice Department. "Of all the interesting odors hovering in the wake of the exiting Bush administration, the most pervasive smell could prove to be the sickly scent of corruption. The reek sank as far south as Mississippi, and ... http://fapp.us/2009/02/10/jackson-free-press-corruption-in-the-bush-justice-department/ In a letter dated December 12, 2008 Hiram C. Eastland, attorney for Paul Minor, asked House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether the selective prosecution of Paul Minor by Bush Justice Department attorneys was politically motivated. Although the committee directed the Justice Departments Office ... http://fapp.us/2009/01/27/special-prosecutor-to-investigate-selective-prosecutions/ John Byrne and Larisa Alexandrovna have a new story posted at Raw Story as part of their investigative series on the political prosecutions of Governor Siegelman, Paul Minor and others. "Alabama Governor Don Siegelman had it all -- popularity, a governor's chair and a seemingly normal politician's life -- until he ... http://fapp.us/2009/01/27/seigelman-statement-says-rove-subpoena-restores-peoples-faith-in-democracy/ The House Judiciary Committee issued a report on abuses of power by the Bush Administration called "Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations Relating to the Presidency of George W. Bush." The report is a comprehensive exploration of all the ways in which the Bush administration abused its powers. The ... http://fapp.us/2009/01/14/house-judiciary-committee-report/ A story in the New York Times, based on an internal investigation conducted by the Justice Department, reported that a former Justice Department official carried out a partisan campaign to ensure that only conservative Republicans worked at the Justice Department. Bradley Schlozman was in charge of hiring for the Civil ... http://fapp.us/2009/01/14/times-confirms-justice-department-partisanship/ The Raw Story Lindsay Beyerstein and Larisa Alexandrovna The federal judge who denied a prominent Democratic fundraiser's motion for release pending appeal last week is a former client and protégé of former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove.  On Aug. 15, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Priscilla Owen (above ... http://fapp.us/2008/08/28/rove-raised-campaign-money-for-judge-in-minor-case/ The Huffington Post Murray Waas The Justice Department filed papers in court late Monday asking a federal judge to temporarily set aside his own order directing White House officials to testify before Congress about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. The filing was in response to a July 31 opinion by U.S. District ... http://fapp.us/2008/08/27/new-justice-department-push-to-keep-bush-aides-from-testifying/ \ http://fapp.us/2008/08/18/paul-minors-plea-for-bail-pending-appeal-denied/ By Tim Kalich Greenwood (MS) Commonwealth I usually shy away from conspiracy theories. When the Democrats and their attorneys began claiming last year that the Bush administration was using its prosecutorial might to target opposition candidates and their major financial supporters, I greeted the allegation with a skeptical eye. I’m not so sure anymore. This ... http://fapp.us/2008/08/18/are-feds-trying-to-aid-wickers-election/ Legal Schnauzer Why have prominent Democrats in the Deep South been the victims of apparent political prosecutions under the Bush Justice Department? The prosecutions of Paul Minor in Mississippi and Don Siegelman in Alabama can be traced to legal and political battles over tobacco and gambling, according to a compelling new article by ... http://fapp.us/2008/08/12/tobacco-gambling-and-justice-in-the-age-of-rove/