University of Florida Student Arrested, Tasered at John Kerry Speech

While Senator John Kerry was giving a speech at the Universtiy of Florida, police attempted to remove 21 year-old Andrew Meyer after he asked Senator Kerry "were you a member of the same secret society as George Bush?" After he demanded to know "what did I do?" repeatedly and tried to evade police he was wrestled to the ground and tasered.



This video shows a bit more of the questioning and the initial confrontation with police:

Anti-War Protests in Washington D.C.

Protesters staged a die-in during a march down Pennsylvania Avenue to protest the Iraq War. More Photos.

Guantanamo Detainee Transcripts (from 2006)

Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) and Administrative Review Board (ARB) Documents Released March 3, April 3, and April 19, 2006

Jordan Valley

A human rights group called B'Tselem has made claims that movement into the Jordan Valley has been restricted. The Israeli government has responded by saying:

As to claims regarding the passage of Palestinians to the Jordan Valley district, we have to note that at present there exists no prohibition as to the passage of Palestinians by foot to the Jordan Valley area, even though such a passage is subject to security checks at both the Tyasser and Bekaot passages.

Here are some pictures that show what is going on around the Jordan Valley.





Sources

Reference to the Btselem Draft Report regarding restrictions on movement

B'Tselem Website on Jordan Valley Movement (Not sure if this is the report in question, but it makes similar claims about restricted movement)

Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended old regulations to propose new procedures for employers when:

(1) The employer receives written notice from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that the combination of name and social security account number submitted to SSA for an employee does not match agency records; or
(2) the employer receives written notice from the DHS that the immigration-status or employment-authorization documentation presented or referenced by the employee in completing Form I-9 was not assigned to the employee according to DHS records.

Under the new rules, entitled "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter", employers that receive the letters described above but fail to subsequently take reasonable action in a case where the employee in question is actually an unauthorized alien could be found to have had "constructive knowledge" of that fact. "Constructive knowledge" is a concept in criminal law which means that a corporation or individual can be held responsible for knowing everything that the different people and branches under him know.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) filed a complaint against the DHS, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and SSA arguing that the new rule is in conflict with statute and that implementation of the rule exceeds the authority given to the DHS and SSA. While this case is still in progress, the judge has issued a preliminary injunction banning the defendants (DHS, ICE, and SSA) from implementing the new rule.

Sources

Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter

Complaint in AFL-CIO v. Dep. of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Social Security Administration

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against New Rule