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  • July 2008

    • DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      Reason Magazine  |  Jul 23, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      (Newser) - The District of Columbia is defying the Supreme Court with efforts to preserve the handgun ban deemed unconstitutional last month, Jacob Sullum writes in Reason . A new law changes the wording of the controversial “disassemble and trigger-lock” provision, meaning owners won’t be allowed to keep guns loaded and must wait for a “reasonably perceived threat”—a complication that could prove fatal to a homeowner under attack, Sullum notes. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Second Amendment  • handgun  • handgun ban  • District of Columbia

  • January 2008

    • Doctor Sues 3 Officials in Anthrax Case

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 13, 08 5:02 PM CST

      Doctor Sues 3 Officials in Anthrax Case

      (Newser) - A former army doctor identified as a "person of interest" in the 2001 anthrax attacks is suing three US officials for leaking information about him, the Los Angeles Times reports. In his five-year-old suit, physician Steven Hatfill claims the case caused him "severe emotional distress" and hindered his ability to find work. "Some of the most damaging information leaked in this case [came] straight out of the U.S. attorney's office, " said Hatfill's attorney. More »

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      lawsuit  • FBI  • Department of Justice  • doctor  • US attorney  • anthrax  • John Ashcroft  • physician  • District of Columbia

  • October 2007

    • Judge Halts Gitmo Transfer Back Home to Torture

      Washington Post  |  Oct 10, 07 3:24 AM CDT

      Judge Halts Gitmo Transfer Back Home to Torture

      (Newser) - In the first ruling of its kind, a federal judge has blocked plans by US officials to send a Guantanamo Bay terror suspect back home to risk torture and even death in a Tunisian prison. The order by a DC judge presents a major roadblock to the Bush administration's plans to ship hundreds of Gitmo detainees home. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • Guantanamo Bay  • District of Columbia

  • July 2007

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