Weekend News
National news (with the Nevada connection of the firing of US Attorney Dan Bogden):
Raging Caging: what the heck is vote caging, and why should we care. Dahlia Lithwick. Slate 5/31/07
And on a related note, Tim Griffin, Karl Rove's right hand man and new US Attorney for Arkansas, resigned on Thursday hours after the BBC reported that Congressman John Conyers requested the BBC's evidence on Griffin's involvement in voter fraud. Extensive discussion is available at www.gregpalast.com.
The voter fraud or caging issue has not been addressed much in the national media, let alone the Nevada papers so it is currently unclear as to whether voter caging took place during the last election in Nevada, although the Washington Post noted in a recent article that Department of Justice Criminal Division Chief of Staff Benton Campbell identified Nevada "as a problem district" concerning the Republican Party's assertions of voter fraud in association with Bogden's firing.
Other articles for the weekend include the following:
Cleanup deal is in the works. LVRJ 6/2/07
Nevada governor vetoes third bill (concerning expansion of justice court jurisdiction to cattle-rustling cases) Nevada Appeal 6/2/07
Judge: Mack's confession can't be used (based upon Washoe County Dick Gammick's illegal recording of telephone calls and failure to inform Mack that he was represented by counsel). RGJ 6/2/07
Sunday update:
Appeals court orders new trial. LVRJ 6/3/07
Smith: Time and federal patience has run out for Crazy Horse Too owner. LVRJ 6/3/07
Governor signs legislationL Illegal worker bill passes. LVRJ 6/3/07
Senate bill distances sex offenders from children. LVRJ 6/3/07
Late detective (David Mesinar) hailed for cracking of touch cases. LVRJ 6/3/07
Editorial: Important cases remain for court. LVRJ 6/3/07
Nevada lawmakers vote for good-time credits, judicial discretion. Nevada Appeal 6/3/07