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...that TIME's article was defamatory and false and that TIME had acted "negligently and carelessly" but held that Sharon, my father, had been unable to prove it was written "with actual malice or reckless disregard." The case was therefore dismissed. The case was also brought before an Israeli court, which agreed that TIME was guilty of defamation; TIME paid court costs and compensation. If such a judgment is a victory, we have different concepts of honesty. Gilad Sharon, SHIKMIM FARMS, ISRAEL...
...exclusionary rule, which bans the use of improperly obtained evidence in criminal trials, has been strongly asserted by the U.S. Supreme Court for nearly a century in order to make sure that police officers don’t disregard individuals’ rights while conducting an investigation. But recently, in an unprecedented ruling, the Supreme Court decided in Herring v. United States that evidence obtained through police “negligence” is permissible in court. This creates a loophole in the exclusionary rule that is not acceptable. The rules governing an investigation have to be well defined...
...Supreme Court has taken a dangerous decision by allowing evidence obtained illegally to be used in a trial. For a democracy to flourish, no one can be above the law. We would rather have police procedures follow strict and clear rules in order to ensure citizens’ rights and privacy than catch the occasional extra criminal...
Some ex-presidents proved to be more effective public servants after the White House than before. John Quincy Adams served nine consecutive terms as a congressman and argued the Amistad case (made famous by the Steven Spielberg film) before the Supreme Court. William H. Taft became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court following his unimpressive term. He loved the job so much that he was said to quip, "I don't remember that I was ever president...
...rights abuses committed by both sides in Chechnya. Budanov served part of a 10-year sentence but was paroled for good behavior and released last Thursday. At the news conference just before his death, Markelov said he might file an appeal against Budanov's early release to the European Court of Human Rights...