Ashcroft Is Denied Immunity in Case

[rodeodance]

a few days old but important.

Ashcroft Is Denied Immunity in Case
By Dan Eggen
The Washington Post

Friday 29 September 2006

A federal judge in Idaho has ruled that former attorney general John D. Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of a US citizen arrested as a "material witness" in a terrorism case.

US District Judge Edward J. Lodge, in a ruling issued late Wednesday, dismissed claims by the Justice Department that Ashcroft and other officials should be granted immunity from claims by a former star college football player arrested at Dulles International Airport in 2003.

Attorneys for the plaintiff in the civil suit, Abdullah al-Kidd, said the decision raises the possibility that Ashcroft could be forced to testify or turn over records about the government's use of the material witness law, a cornerstone of its controversial legal strategy after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Robin Goldfaden, one of Kidd's attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union, said the case "could be the launching point for more fully documenting how the government is misusing the material witness statute."

[texpatriot2004]

1. Good. nm

[KittyWampus]

2. more good news from last week, I tried to kick the older thread and am

happy to say, recommend! :)

[MessiahRp]

3. The entire Administration should be jailed for their policies...

This is a nice start.

Rp

[Jim__]

4. Good news!

[C_U_L8R]

5. Gonzo should take notice

and any other republican traitor who hopes to stay out of jail