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Fire Stormsnew
An inferno in Brooklyn highlights a drop in the number of fire investigators in New York City.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Moussaoui's Guiltnew
Is it less profound than the FBI's own negligence?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
03-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mobster on a Missionnew
A talented mafioso who helped the FBI beat the KKK still haunts his ex-handlers.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
01-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Disappearing Actnew
Cathy Fleming pulled from Alito testimony after her group said Alito was "not qualified."
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Vague and the Senatorsnew
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has said a lot in the past few days -- here's a sampler of his more meaningless statements.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito Vague on Torture Bannew
Supreme Court nominee hems, haws through Kennedy's questions.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito and His Coachesnew
For Supreme Court nominee, the nomination hearings are an inside game.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Michael Roston |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito on Presidential Powernew
Alito has voted against the executive only once, never ruled against the government in a prisoners' rights case, and only done so once in an immigration case.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Jailhouse Salsanew
A private investigator has found a fresh lead that may prompt a court to hear the appeal of Harry Ruiz, currently incarcerated at Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
The Village Voice |
Geoffrey Gray |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Attorney Fights for Guantanamo Detaineesnew
Barbara Olshansky of the Center for Constitutional Rights says she's watched a visit to Guantánamo "change even the most staunchly conservative person to, well, somewhere even to the left of me."
The Village Voice |
Christine Lagorio |
08-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: human rights, prisoner of war
The Juror and the Convictnew
Lynne Harriton was the jury foreman for the trial of Andre Smith, who was sentenced to 120 years to life for his role in a triple homicide at a New York deli. Now she's his closest friend.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
07-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Why the King of Pop Will Moonwalknew
Michael Jackson will get off. Faced with a superstar pleading for mercy, jurors would almost always rather have an autographed head shot than a clipping saying they sent said star to his or her doom.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
02-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
New York's Last Executioner Kept His Work Secretnew
Deputy sheriff and electrician Dow B. Hover served as New York's executioner in the 1950s and 1960s, lowering the lever that operated the electric chair. He earned $150 per execution, but the work took a toll, his children say.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
01-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Activist Fought Seven Years Against Tough Drug Lawsnew
Social crusader Randy Credico has fought tirelessly to repeal the harsh Rockefeller drug laws. On Dec. 7, the New York state legislature softened some of the worst penalties.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
12-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
