Wednesday News Roundup and Open Thread
I'm headed up to Aspen for the NORML Legal Seminar. I'll be blogging from Aspen tomorrow through the weekend, with an edited report of our Saturday day trip to Hunter Thompson's Owl Creek Farm where I hear Jimmy Ibbotson of Dirt Band fame, will be performing his brand-new anti-drug war song. Anita (Thompson) is putting together a souvenir booklet of some of Hunter's writings on defense lawyers. If you are a defense lawyer, it's not too late to attend -- just show up to register.
Here's some news from the rest of the world:
- Sen. Barbara Boxer calls for troop pullout from Iraq - by Thanksgiving.
- The Government says Congressman William Jefferson tried to hide his papers. Some are praising Congressman Sensenbrenner for his demand for info on the raid. Not me. He's a menace. He's behind some of the worst proposed legislation out there -- from the most punitive immigration bill in history to his "five years for passing a joint bill" and "snitch or go to jail bill."
- A federal judge has ruled the Government must release information about monitoring converstations beween detainees and defense lawyers. The New York Times reports:
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