For your dig-me-Daddy consideration

I read that phrase in one of Maya Angelou's books and every once in a while I feel the urge to use it. Anywho, here are some things I've been reading and thinking about:

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  At BlogHer, I'm asking, Ok, so Nifong's disbarred, but has justice been served? I'm wondering whether the attention that the failed Duke lacrosse rape prosecution has brought to the wrongfully accused will translate into an effort to punish other prosecutors found to be unethical or overreaching.


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  Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, marked the 792nd anniversary of the legal doctrine of habeas corpus, which was abrogated last fall by the Military Commissions Act. According to Gay News Bits, England may be close to discarding this most basic of civil liberties as well. More from the ACLU's Find Habeas site.


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  You knew this had to happen -- the US Attorney scandal is screwing up prosecutions far and wide.


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  Meanwhile, Sherrilyn Ifill draws attention to the way the US Justice Department has altered the mission and work of its Civil Rights Division under AG Gonzales.
  
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  Check out Theo Johnson's podcast on the importance of fathers and the issues brothers face today. Good conversation and good links.


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  Seymour Hersh's latest expose on Abu Ghraib is a must-read. The key question now is, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?"



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  Been a while since I touted Negrophile. Go there. It'll be good to you and good for you.