A group has come forward, trying to say that the federal judge who ruled that the NSA wiretapping program was illegal should never have heard the case. Their argument is that the judge is a board member for a non-profit charitable group (Community Foundation -- www.cfsem.org) that made a donation to one ACLU chapter to promote gay rights. A different chapter of the ACLU was involved as legal counsel in the warrantless wiretapping case. The group making the claim admits that the judge wasn't ever actually directly involved with the plaintiff chapter, but argues that it might create the appearance of impropriety.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/632/08-23-2006/9251000e5dbfa0d8.html
So, the question: is this just a tactic to discredit the judge because she ruled against the government, or do you think this represents a sufficient actual conflict of interest that she should be retroactively removed from the case?
2006-08-23 08:04:56 · 20 answers · asked by coragryph 7 in Law & Ethics
my friend used to live in another state she was in an abusive relationship and was fearful of her life she wrote some checks that bounced in order to get money to leave the state and him. she has honest intentions of paying it back and i feel bad for her . anyway just wondering she is constantly worried about it
2006-08-23 08:04:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/sc_nm/life_mexico_aztecs_dc
What part of this makes you want to even deal with the insane, idiotic philosophy of AZTLAN?
2006-08-23 08:04:31 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration
2006-08-23 08:02:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
With China and India building their militaries and the EU and Russia catching up to America's military technology. Do you think someone will come over clean house and rule america as we have wit Germany, Japan, S Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Phillipines, Australlia, UK and of course Israel
2006-08-23 08:02:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
2006-08-23 08:01:36 · 6 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics
2006-08-23 08:00:55 · 2 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics
2006-08-23 08:00:44 · 3 answers · asked by Plaintiff 1 in Law & Ethics
In 2 years (tops) il be able to enlist, and im going to..in the Army..I want to do something w/ anti tank or vehicles..Like the guy that has the Javelin Anti Assault Weapon..Would that just be basic infantry or is there actually a specific job that has to do w/ anti vehicle?
2006-08-23 08:00:30 · 11 answers · asked by DC D 2 in Military
2006-08-23 07:59:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
2006-08-23 07:59:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government
is it the same as cars and bikes. jus cos me and michaela rode up the pub today and was wondering if you can have more than two pints?
2006-08-23 07:59:28 · 16 answers · asked by thespecialone 2 in Law Enforcement & Police
2006-08-23 07:58:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government
2006-08-23 07:58:17 · 8 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics
2006-08-23 07:57:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government
War, immigration, taxes ...
2006-08-23 07:57:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government
Do you sympathize with illegal immigrants, see the problem as, that of exploited laborers, people dying in the deserts in attempts to cross the border illegally and an unrealistic immigration policy, making it impossible to gain residency...
Or
Do you view illegal immigrants as criminals and invaders, the problem has been one of enforcement -- how to jail, deport and keep out immigrants in order to ensure the welfare of "real" Americans.
The media and govt. spins it both ways, which is the reality?
2006-08-23 07:55:45 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration
we get bigger government every year democrat or republican does not matter .
2006-08-23 07:55:03 · 5 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics
how long does it take for ssi or ssd?
2006-08-23 07:53:33 · 2 answers · asked by mishoney 4 in Government
2006-08-23 07:52:49 · 20 answers · asked by REPUBS_R_traitorous_garbage 1 in Other - Politics & Government
We need some one who will not only cut taxes and government down to size but has a plan to do just that .
I get tired of people saying i will cut taxes only to find they cut one tax publicly and raise others behind my back .WHEn they cut federal taxes my local taxes increased to cover the shortage in federal dollars that use to come to my community .
SO i did not get a 500 tax break i got a 45 dollar increase in my taxes .
BEING able to add and subtract helps when you figure your amount of taxes paid each year .
WEther it is a communications fee or tax or airline tax or power bill tax or any place i see tax / fee it is money out of my pocket so i pay attention .and every year my taxes go up in one form or another .
HOW come people listen and believe we got a tax break when by my calculations i paid higher property taxes higher taxes on my increased insurance premiums and higher communications electric and water .
Where is the tax break .
this has been going on for 35 years .lol lol
2006-08-23 07:48:58 · 17 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics
2006-08-23 07:48:45 · 17 answers · asked by faro the architect 2 in Politics
this is a 1st degree felony case of sexual assault of a child. he has been in jail since 2/06.
2006-08-23 07:47:50 · 8 answers · asked by bigmamakathy 1 in Law & Ethics
While millions of individuals are waiting in line for years to come to america,mexicans wants this country to bend the laws for them only so they can get in front of the line,while many in other countries want to blend into this country,mexicans want this country to change into theirs.the corrupt government they are running away from had them on their knees all their lives,but when they get over here they all become Pancho Villas and start demanding rights that US citizens don't even have,while many in other countries would give their right arm to become US citizens,mexicans after filling their bellies begin to badmouth this country and praise theirs and their government,the same country and government they ran away from.
2006-08-23 07:47:20 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration
2006-08-23 07:47:08 · 27 answers · asked by REPUBS_R_traitorous_garbage 1 in Other - Politics & Government
2006-08-23 07:45:08 · 3 answers · asked by gustabares 2 in Other - Politics & Government
I will need to get a MA or PHD, W/O - I am having a hard time in general seeking a job. I wz in travel idustry in past, and wonder if others share the same dilema.
2006-08-23 07:44:25 · 7 answers · asked by bobbie e 3 in Other - Politics & Government
Hezbolla knew they were going to start a war when they kidnapped the israel soldiers. Hezbolla's tactic is to fight from positions that put innocent lives in danger. Hezbolla started the war and forced israel to target innocent locations because they continually attack israel from these locations. Why can't anyone see that Hezbolla is the one responsible? People say israel needs to negotiate with hezbolla. How do you negotiate with someone who has a core belief that you need to be destroyed?
2006-08-23 07:43:55 · 15 answers · asked by John F 1 in Other - Politics & Government
Q and A is getting boring and my power just went out. Coincidence? Maybe I should take a walk on the beach or something?
2006-08-23 07:42:30 · 13 answers · asked by mymadsky 6 in Politics
Firms Who Hire Illegal Immigrants Sued
By PETER PRENGAMAN
Associated Press Writer
August 22, 2006, 9:11 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES -- Frustrated by lax enforcement of immigration law, businesses are taking their fight against illegal immigration to court, accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage.
Businesses and anti-illegal immigration groups said the legal action was an attempt to create an economic deterrent against hiring illegal employees.
"We see the legal profession bringing to this issue the kind of effect it's had on consumer product safety," said Mike Hethmon of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a Washington D.C.-based group backing the efforts.
In the first of a series of lawsuits, a temporary employment agency that supplies farm workers sued a grower and a two competing companies on Monday.
Similar cases claiming violations of federal anti-racketeering laws have yielded mixed results. The California lawsuit is believed to be the first based on a state's unfair-competition laws, legal experts said.
Santa Monica-based Global Horizons claimed in the lawsuit that Munger Brothers, a grower, hired illegal immigrant workers from Ayala Agricultural Services and J&A Contractors. All the defendants are based in California's farm-rich Central Valley.
The suit alleges that Munger Brothers had a contract with Global Horizons to provide more than 600 blueberry pickers this spring, but nixed the agreement so it could hire illegal immigrants.
"Competitors hiring illegal immigrants is hurting our business badly," Global Horizons President Mordechai Orian said. "It's to the point that doing business legally isn't worth it."
Ayala Agricultural Services manager Javier Rodriguez had not seen the suit but said the company does not hire undocumented immigrants.
"If somebody doesn't have a green card or work documents, we don't hire them," he said.
Munger Brothers lawyer Theodore Hoppe said the contract with Global Horizons fell apart because the laborers they provided couldn't pick blueberries at the rate the company had promised. He said Munger Brothers hired workers through temporary agencies, which had the responsibility to hire legal workers.
J&A Contractors did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
With an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, undocumented workers are a large part of the nation's work force.
But immigration law enforcement at work sites is limited. In fiscal year 1999, authorities arrested 2,849 people at work sites compared with 1,145 arrests last year, according to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
To prove competitors hire illegal immigrants, businesses could use public records involving prior violations, testimony from former employees who have worked alongside illegal immigrants, and recovered W-2 tax forms that show people working under fake names and Social Security numbers, said David Klehm, the lead lawyer for cases in Southern California.
Companies planning to file additional lawsuits include farms and factories that depend heavily on immigrant labor, Klehm said.
Legal experts said the cases could be difficult to win. Under the California statutes, plaintiffs must prove a competitor directly harmed their business.
"Unless you've got smoking gun evidence, it's hard to tie economic loss of one business to another's practices," said Niels Frenzen, a law professor at the University of Southern California.
He believes it is the first time the unfair-competition law has been used to target illegal immigration.
The Global Horizons lawsuit came after a settlement was reached in a Washington state class action suit involving employees of Zirkle Fruit Co. who sued their employer for driving down wages by hiring undocumented workers.
Based on federal anti-racketeering laws, the case was settled for $1.3 million in January after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision to dismiss it.
Howard Foster, the lead plaintiffs' lawyer in the Washington case, said he expects more such suits as business owners learn their competitors hired illegal immigrants.
"So many people talk openly about using false documents to assemble an illegal workforce," Foster said. "And when you have IDs with upside down numbers and backward pictures, you know they are fake."
2006-08-23 07:40:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration
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