Another "thanks" to Federal Courts!

The notable push-backs against W's destruction of our Constitution have all come from Federal Court system. Thanks!

Court Allows Lawsuit Against Ashcroft
Former Official's Bid for Immunity In Ex-Detainee's Case Is Rejected
By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 5, 2009
A Muslim man who was detained for weeks as a material witness in a terrorism case can sue former attorney general John D. Ashcroft, a federal appeals court in California ruled Friday as it rejected a bid for absolute legal immunity by the onetime Cabinet official.
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The opinion bemoaned that some "confidently assert that the government has the power to arrest and detain or restrict American citizens for months on end, in sometimes primitive conditions . . . because the government wishes to investigate them for possible wrongdoing or to prevent them from having contact with others in the outside world. We find this to be repugnant."
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We should all find this to be repugnant!

Thank you, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit!!!