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Richard Fine A Californian Lawyer who stood up to an unethical, immoral, dis-honest judge David P. Yaffe who was caught accepting bribes. In efforts to shut up Richard the judge falsely imprisoned Fine for 14 months attempting to scare and shut him up. In the process it was found almost all Los Angeles Superior Court judges have accepted bribes and should be disbarred and prosecuted. Richard Fine Websites FREE Richard Fine Be sure to see all the Richard Fine Videos
Don Bailey Don Bailey practices law in Harrisburg, PA and is well known for taking on the high-profile and controversial cases many attorneys fear. Don adamantly defends the United States Constitution and the rights that it was intended to provide for us. Bailey is a former U.S. Congressman and Pennsylvania Auditor General. He’s most proud of being a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and a family man.
Angela Turner Drees
Why did the opposing lawyer in the Drees case confess to having made false statements in a court proceeding? The answer, apparently, is this: A lawyer faces an automatic loss of his license if he is found to have lied to the bar; a lawyer who lies to a judge in open court can usually get away with it, especially if he belongs to a large firm or has political connections. In the perverse world of the “legal profession,” lying to the bar is a very risky thing to do. Under such circumstances, even the worst legal scoundrels are likely to tell the truth. In this case, the truth revealed that Angela Turner Drees had been making factual statements all along. And yet, she’s the one who had her license suspended.
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Grant Goodman In an interview with ABC15 more than a year ago, Goodman described the county’s probate process as criminal. “These people are more organized than the mob. Plus, they have a court rubber stamp the proceeding. Read more
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Judge Mary Elizabeth Bullock July 30, 2012 was a landmark day for Judge Bullock. Judge Mary Elizabeth Bullock has been fighting the EEOC for ten years. July 30, 2012 the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in Bullock v Berrien, Chairwoman of the EEOC in favor of Judge Bullock. The Court held that she had exhausted her administrative remedies and the U.S. Office of the Attorney General admitted to knowing the truth but lied to a Federal Judge in an effort to get the case dismissed. Who does this? And people wonder why she writes articles about judicial corruption within the EEOC Judiciary! Judge Mary Elizabeth Bullock Story You Tube Videos of Judge Bullock Find Judge Bullock on Facebook
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Attorney Busters Association, Inc. established its web presence as AttorneyBusters.com in March 2001 to gather complaints about attorneys, judicial officers, and bar associations. The President/CEO is Mr. Gene Forte. For more information on Gene, go to www.geneforte.com.
Forte is confident that AttorneyBusters.com will garner public awareness and support to start a movement that the judicial system will not be able to ignore. Attorneys should be held accountable to the same laws as the ordinary American and not be able to use special privileges as shields to avoid prosecution if they have done something wrong.
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Bill Windsor Atlanta, Georgia, February 23, 2012 — William M. Windsor has been nominated as candidate for Chief Magistrate of Cobb County Georgia. “This is an extremely powerful position, so I am delighted to be nominated. I will use this nomination in an effort to educate hundreds of thousands about judicial corruption, attorney misconduct, and government corruption. Elect Bill Windsor Chief Magistrate Judge of Cobb County Georgia Bill Windsor on FACEBOOK Lawless America Be sure to report YOUR JUDICIAL CRIME HERE
Judson Witham Construction Supervisor and Author from Lake George NY. Provided enormous amounts of information to Texas Newspapers the major television networks like the Conroe Courier, Houston Chronicle and Houston Post about LARGE SCALE Land Subdivision and Bank / S&L Lootings during the 1980s. See Houston Chronicles Archives on Illegal Subdivisions, Colonias as well as bank and S&L
John Carrman A veteran law enforcement officer for over 25 years, John has worked for the U.S. Secret Service, San Diego Police Department, U.S. Mint Police and the U.S. Customs Service. In his capacity with the Secret Service in 1974-1977, where he served for over 3 years, John was directly involved in protection of the President, First Family, the White House, the Vice-President and his family, Ambassadors, Embassies and Heads of State. Customs Corruptions
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Sheriff Department is being mis-led by the judge who claims he’s the victim, the judge is abusing his power by influencing the authorities to stop any investigation and aide for the real victims.
Crystal Cox INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER and Blogger Crystal Cox who became famous for Exposing crimes by certain persons and corporations became a target herself. What all this proves is how our legal system is manipulated by those who are part of it or have money. MONEY buys you justice in America today. What the bad guys are doing now is their own blogs to try and defame Crystal Cox however readers quickly note its not what it seems. If you read Crystal’s blogs you’ll find she always includes facts, evidence and documentation in regards to who she’s exposing. The truth will ultimately come out and who is behind the recent defaming of Crystal “A TRUE AMERICAN HERO” One thing the people above have in common is when the blow the whistle on crime or corruption the other side is quick to dis-bar, defame, fire or retaliate against them. Richard Fine was dis-barred for doing nothing more than telling the truth. Is this what the bar should have done? If you’ve ever been involved in a legal proceeding where you are in the right and can prove it the other side uses the oldest trick in the book. “Don’t like the message, kill the messenger” which means they try and destroy your character so the message you bring is affected.
What this does tell you is if they were honest or ethical they would defend what they’re doing but they can’t. Criminal are just that, dis-honest and unethical so they stoop to the lowest forms of defense.
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“Reporters Committee brief asks federal appeals court to review whether blogger is a journalist”
“Press Release | October 18, 2012
Reporters Committee brief asks federal appeals court to review whether blogger is a journalist
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Cir.) to review how trial courts evaluate who is a member of the news media for purposes of libel law, which in some states leads to a requirement of a higher standard of proof, which benefits journalists.
Blogger Crystal Cox lost a $2.5 million libel verdict after a narrow interpretation of Oregon law determined that she was not a journalist and her work did not involve a matter of public concern. Had she been classified as a journalist, the standard for fault would have been substantially different.
“In addressing the question of who qualifies as a member of the news media, the lower court adopted several restrictive criteria that do not take into account the fast-evolving nature of the journalism profession and that severely limited the class of individuals who can take advantage of the increased First Amendment protections that limit the law of defamation,” the Reporters Committee brief argued. “The determination of whether a particular person qualifies for such protections cannot be based on what a journalist’s job traditionally has been; rather, and test must be closely matched to the constitutionally protected function journalists perform.”
The brief also argued against the court’s focus on the “lack of public debate in the subject matter of the speech. But speech that has yet to stir any public controversy may be no less a matter of public concern than speech that arises after a public dispute develops.”
The Reporters Committee is asking the appeals court to send the case back to the lower court to reassess under a broader standard whether Cox is a media defendant and if her speech is of public concern.
“The question of who is a journalist is being looked at by courts across the nation,” said Reporters Committee Executive Director Bruce D. Brown. “We must work to ensure that judges broadly define journalist to include not only reporters who write for traditional news outlets but also those who work for digital media, who may be on their own disseminating news to the public, and others who may emerge as technology evolves. A fluid definition is crucial to preserving the constitutional rights of free speech and free press.”
The Reporters Committee brief filed in Obsidian Finance Group LLC v. Crystal Cox is online.”
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