Gary Meringer was the foreman of the jury that acquitted Youssef Megahed of transporting explosives. Now, Megahed has been labeled a likely terrorist, and is facing deportation. It’s not the first time the U.S. has taken a terror case to immigration court after failing in criminal court.
Archive for June, 2009
Cleared by a jury, man still labeled a terrorist
Troy Davis’ death row appeal delayed
The U.S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to accept an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who has gained international support for his claims of innocence in the the murder of a Savannah police officer two decades ago.
Firefighters win ‘reverse discrimination’ suit
The U.S. Supreme Court sided Monday with white firefighters in their workplace discrimination lawsuit, a divisive case over the role race should place in job advancement.
Feds want 150 years, $170B from Madoff
Federal prosecutors asked Friday for a 150-year prison sentence for Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme of all time, according to court documemts. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday. Before then, Madoff is ordered to turn over 0 billion in assets.
Five plead no contest in ‘Jena Six’ case
Five of the six black high school students charged with attempted murder in 2006 for allegedly beating a white classmate pleaded no contest in a Louisiana court Friday, closing the book on a racially charged case.
Detroit politician admits bribery
Monica Conyers, Detroit’s embattled City Council president pro tempore, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to commit bribery, a federal court representative in Michigan told CNN.
Partial win for strip-searched teen
A former middle-school student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain medication won a partial victory of her Supreme Court appeal Thursday in a case testing the discretion of officials to ensure classroom safety.
Mom, tot among 4 slain
A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were among victims of a quadruple homicide at a Kansas home, officials told CNN Wednesday.
Prosecutor: ‘Jena Six’ pleas expected
The five remaining defendants in the racially charged “Jena Six” case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office said.
Rogue Minutemen held in fatal home invasion
A woman and two men dressed as federal agents burst into Raul Flores’ Arizona home with guns drawn in the middle of the night. Flores and his daughter, 9, were shot dead. Police say the intruders were led by a rogue leader of the Minutemen, the citzen’s group devoted to securing the U.S. borders.
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