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RI: Trial to begin in smoke shop lawsuit
United Pro Choice ^
| 3-23-05
Posted on 03/23/2005 6:59:33 AM PST by SheLion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The federal trial begins today in the lawsuit brought by members of the Narragansett Indian tribe, who say their civil rights were violated when state troopers closed the tribe's tax-free smoke shop in 2003.
Narragansett Tribal Council member Paulla Dove Jennings, her son, Adam Jennings and Keith Huertas, manager of the shop, are suing.
They say several state troopers did not identify themselves or show a warrant when they raided the smoke shop on July 14th, 2003 -- two days after it was opened. They also say the troopers assaulted and injured them.
A federal judge has since ruled that the state acted properly in shutting down the shop, saying the state has the right to tax cigarette sales on the tribe's land.
http://www.abc6.com/article.php?ID=7247
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Lawsuit Update.
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posted on
03/23/2005 6:59:45 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: Just another Joe; Madame Dufarge; MeeknMing; steve50; KS Flyover; Cantiloper; metesky; kattracks; ..
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:00:16 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: SheLion
I am sick of these Judges legislating from the bench.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:08:56 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: Piquaboy
How can a fed judge say a tribe can sell smokes on their REZ????
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:12:11 AM PST
by
markman46
To: SheLion
Judge says
the state has the right to tax cigarette sales on the tribe's land. Only cigarette sales? All else is tax free?
To: markman46
How can a fed judge say a tribe can sell smokes on their REZ???? Can or can't??
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:14:25 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: Piquaboy
I am sick of these Judges legislating from the bench. It's getting worse by the day!
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:14:59 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: Piquaboy
I am sick of these Judges legislating from the bench. I believe the power is going to their heads. I believe over half of these judges think they are "mini Gods" now.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:15:52 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: Piquaboy
I am sick of these Judges legislating from the bench. I believe the power is going to their heads. I believe over half of these judges think they are "mini Gods" now.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:15:52 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: markman46
They are all powerfull and above everyone else.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:16:33 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: SheLion
Congress has the power to bring this to a stop but we have a bunch of wimps in Washington who are afraid they will not get re-elected.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:19:47 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: Piquaboy
... but we have a bunch of wimps in Washington who are afraid they will not get re-elected. And most of them shouldn't be.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:21:04 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Wanna join my tag team?)
To: SheLion
oops that should be can't sell smokes on their REZ.
To: Piquaboy
If I really said what should happen to these judges both state/fed, I'd be banned. I wish congress had the B***s to do something.
To: markman46
oops that should be can't sell smokes on their REZ. I thought that's what you meant.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:36:05 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: SheLion
that is what I get to replaying when I'am at work.my fingers slip.
To: markman46
I know what you mean and I would say the same thing. Congess with B--l's? I don't think so. All they worry about is getting re-elected so they can live the high life off our taxes.
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posted on
03/23/2005 7:57:21 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: SheLion
The real villain in this case is the state Attorney general, who appears to have set up the decent republican governor for a media disaster.
To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
The real villain in this case is the state Attorney general, who appears to have set up the decent republican governor for a media disaster. Doncha just love Attorney Generals? ~snicker
We can't even reach ours in Maine with emails. He doesn't HAVE one!
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posted on
03/23/2005 9:00:49 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
To: SheLion
I think one qualification for the post is ignorance of the law and the other is insolence with the citizenry.
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