Supreme Court: Secret Service Agents Immune from Protest Lawsuit Involving President Bush

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court halted a lawsuit that alleges unequal treatment by Secret Service agents. The Washington Post reports that the court unanimously ruled that agents were immune from the lawsuit because they were responsible for distancing protesters from then-President George W. Bush following a 2-0-4 campaign event in Jacksonville, Ore. “The maintenance…

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Member of Gambino Organized Crime Family to spend Life in Prison on Racketeering Charges

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A member of the Gambino organized crime family was sentenced to life without parole for racketeering charges that span more than thee decades. Bartolomeo Vernace was found guilty of all nine racketeering acts, a 1981 double homicide, heroin trafficking, robbery and illegal gambling. “For more than four decades, the defendant dedicated his…

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