Judge Rules Against Patriot Act Provision

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[Sub-Driver]

Judge Rules Against Patriot Act Provision

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Part of the Patriot Act, a central plank of the Bush Administration's war on terror, was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge on Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marreo ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites), which challenged the power the FBI (news - web sites) has to demand confidential financial records from companies as part of terrorism investigations.

The ruling was the latest blow to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) ruled that terror suspects being held in places like Guantanamo Bay can use the American judicial system to challenge their confinement. That ruling was a defeat for the president's assertion of sweeping powers to hold "enemy combatants" indefinitely after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

[Fatalis]

This will be upheld on appeal. Terrorists have been posing as Muslim charities for years and the FBI needs this information for the war.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

With all of the "charities" that were funneling money to terror groups, how can they strike any part of the Patriot Act. This makes me sick.

[blogblogginaway]

Did Reuters mean Judge Victor MARERRO appointed by Clinton in 1999?

[blogblogginaway]

Correction . typo..should be Judge Victor MARRERO

[b4its2late]

Issue date: 03.04.2004

District court judge touts public service


by Caroline Sellke
Contributing Writer

			Judge Victor Marrero, an NYU akumnus, has practiced private law and worked in the public interest. He prefers the latter. PHOTO: Shannon Vittoria /WSN

For U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero, the private sector doesn't begin to compare with public service.

"Not financially, of course," Marrero said Tuesday to a group of 20 students at Third Avenue North residence hall before heading to the Torch Club for another lecture.

Marrero, a 1964 graduate of NYU who was an undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Carter and U.N. ambassador under President Clinton, fondly recalled his time as program director of New York's Model Cities urban development project in the South Bronx.

"My work in the city was sort of front-line work, dealing firsthand with the problems of the poor community," he said. "Seeing the programs that we implemented, using the monies that were given for the South Bronx, was just fulfilling."

Before being appointed in 1999 by Clinton as a federal judge to the Southern District of New York, Morerro specialized in environmental law, real estate law and land-use law.

His career has allowed him to view different aspects of the court system, he said.

"It has been very interesting to see the development of law and legal principles from the practitioner's side, who tries to shape the law in accordance with the interests of the private parties, and from the point of view of the judge, who tries to interpret the point of the law," he said.

Marrero's talks were part of the Distinguished Alumni Series, which is co-sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Alumni Relations. •

Source: Washington Square News

[lotex]

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS EVERYONE THAT HAS A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR UP FOR RE-ELECTION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CRAP LIKE THIS IS FOR ALL OF US TO GET THE OBSTRUCTIONISTS DEMON-CRATS OUT OF OFFICE. THEY WON'T VOTE FOR GOOD JUDGES, THEY ARE HINDERING ALL THE GOOD THAT CAN GET DONE IN AMERICA

[b4its2late]

You are right.

Not enough people paying attention though.

[Happy2BMe]

Patriot Act ping.

[Ciexyz]

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGH!

[MeekOneGOP]

From post #6:

Before being appointed in 1999 by Clinton as a federal judge to the Southern District of New York .....

Sheesh! I should have known .....

[ApesForEvolution]

BTTT

[NYC GOP Chick]

I'm now convinced that activist judges are as much of a threat to us as islamofascist terrorists.

[JohnathanRGalt]

Marrero helped reduce the sentence of a Jehadi:

N.Y. man admits he aided al Qaeda, set up jihad camp

.... Babar is being held without bail and faces up to 70 years in prison, but Federal Judge Victor Marrero indicated Babar will serve less jail time under a plea deal....
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/002830.php

Marrero convicted Zimbabwe’s Mugabe 'in absentia':

Mugabe – Bin Laden who is worse?

... The decision by Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York was handed down in an exhaustive 130-page opinion analyzing what it described as the “unsettled” law of head of state immunity.  While holding that Mugabe was protected from being personally sued by the head of state immunity doctrine, Marrero warned that the days in which such immunity would continue to prevail may be numbered. 
http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/topper.htm

To his credit, he didn't give into PETA and their anti-meat fiberglass cow (strange he didn't support PETA!):

Judge bans anti-meat cow from New York sculpture exhibit

... U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero denied a motion Tuesday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that would have allowed its exhibit -- a cow bearing slogans against animal cruelty and eating meat. PETA argued the ban violated the group's free speech. ... The PETA cow was among four designs that were rejected by an organizing committee; another was "Moni-Cow Lewinsky" a caricature of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/07/26/rights.cows.reut/

Just don't endanger your health by smoking -- or the 'police powers' will get you:

Federal judge tosses out New York group's challenge to city, state smoking bans

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero concluded lawmakers were being rational when they used their police powers to safeguard the public's health and welfare to enact the bans.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/08/national1920EDT0811.DTL

[JohnathanRGalt]

To Marrero's credit:

US court rejects PA attempt to throw out terror suit

A federal judge in New York shot down the Palestinian Authority's legal defense strategy in a $500 million terrorism lawsuit, declaring that the Palestinian claim of sovereign immunity does not hold up in US court.

"The court is not prepared to find sovereign immunity where none exists," wrote Judge Victor Marrero in a 62-page decision in which he denied a motion to dismiss the suit, which was brought by the family of Aharon Ellis against the PA, PLO, and a slew of top Palestinian officials accused of terrorist ties.

Defendants include PA chairman Yasser Arafat, Wast Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, and Nasser Awis, a Barghouti deputy and Tanzim leader from Nablus who was convicted last year in Israeli court of organizing the attack that killed Ellis  ...
http://www.israellawcenter.org/news030404.shtml

[beaelysium]

Judge Marrero was appointed to the bench by President Clinton on October 5, 1999 and assumed office on December 1, 1999.

[beaelysium]

I'm now convinced that activist judges are as much of a threat to us as islamofascist terrorists.

ditto!