Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 19:49:54 -0700
From: dave_janecek@NETVALUE.NET (Dave Janecek)
Subject: WhataHeyIn SanFrancisco
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu


Hey guys, there are some maaaaaajor changes going on in California.

 From AZ REP, Thursday, Sept.13, 2001, Nation, P A4
http://www.arizonarepublic.com:80/news/articles/0913kidnap13.html

Court Rules Against U.S. in Kidnapping
Los Angeles Times
Sept. 13, 2001
LOS ANGELES - For the first time, a federal Appeals Court has ruled that the
U.S. government violates the law, and that violation can be redressed in a
U.S. court.
The 3-0 ruling this week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco.

The ruling Tuesday was praised by Los Angeles civil liberties lawyer Paul
Hoffman.

Justice Department attorney Robert Loeb said the agency is considering
seeking a
rehearing from a larger panel of 9th Circuit judges or appealing directly
to the
U.S. Supreme Court.

On most of the major issues, the Appeals Court ruled against the United
States.
In one of the most significant parts of the decision, the 9th Circuit
rejected the
government's claim that as a sovereign nation it was immune from such a suit.
The 9th Circuit also rejected the government's argument that the DEA has the
power to implement U.S. law overseas even if it overrides international law.
"If this assertion (by the government) is an accurate statement of United
States
law, then it reinforces the critics of American imperialism in the
international
community," wrote Judge Alfred T. Goodwin.

Go there.
Read an unabridged version for yourself.