u.s. department of justice and right now there are quite a few questions being raised about the way business is conducted at the department of justice a major complaint right now the constitutionality of the patriot act and how it's been interpreted since it was signed into law more than ten years ago back in two thousand and one it's gone to the point where two u.s. senators oregon senator ron wyden and colorado senator mark udall have written a letter to attorney general eric holder asking him to reconsider some of the ways the patriot act has been used and interpreted throughout the years and how it is in the future as well they say there is a significant gap between what most americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows so i want to talk more about this with trevor tim an activist for electronic frontier for. hey there tim excuse me. i know has been very active fighting to gain a better understanding about all this with court orders with freedom of information request to the department of justice what is it specifically that you are hoping to obta

u.s. department of justice and right now there are actually quite a few questions being raised about the way business is conducted there a major complaint right now the constitutionality of the patriot act and how it's been interpreted since it was signed into law more than ten years ago it's gone to the point where even two u.s. senators oregon senator ron wyden and colorado senator mark udall have written a letter to attorney general eric holder asking him to reconsider some of the ways that the patriot act has been used throughout the years and how it will be used and interpreted in the future they say there is a significant gap between what most americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows. i spoke earlier with trevor tim an activist for the electronic frontier foundation he's been fighting to gain a better understanding of this court orders and freedom of information request to the department of justice take a listen. to the subject here for a second look at the actual part of the law that we're trying to challenge of hope section two fifteen and

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u.s. department of justice could bring hate crimes charges. that is if police find evidence the shooting was motivated by racial bias. george zimmerman has already admitted to shooting and killing the florida teenager. his lawyer says it was self- defense. >> i think that he is surprised of the magnitude of the way things have taken off and it has become a national issue over calling him a racist. that is definitely iswho george zimmerman is. >> his lawyer also claims it was martin who attacked his client. district students are showing their support for trayvon martin's family. students at the schools without wall is joining the naacp for a march to the white house tomorrow. coming up at 5:00, their personal letters to the florida attorney general. >> the wife of the man accused of going on the shooting rampage in afghanistan is defending her husband. she spoke on the today show this morning on nbc's. karilyn bales calls the charges against robert bales unbelievable. >> he loves children. would not do that. it is heartbreaking. i cannot imagin

u.s. department of justice to demand justice for trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was shot and killed a month ago today in sanford, florida. his pham and supporters want an arrest in the case. neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman admits to being the shooter, but he says he fired in self-defense. residents in sanford held a prayer rally last night. >> it starts right here, right now with us. >> the first thing is we are going to do a thorough investigation to see what happened here. no one can imagine this happening to their family. >> a grand jury will examine this case when it meets next month. >>> the new black panther party is offering a $10,000 bounty on george zimmerman. the organization calls for a pos is he to -- a posse to find and capture him. hundreds of people took part naturally on saturday. they were calling for action in the trayvon martin case. many wore black hoodies, like the one that martin was wearing when he was killed. they also held skittles and boxes of iced tea because that is what martin was carrying at the time of hi

u.s. department of justice naubsed it had begun an investigation into this matter. i share the president's heartfelt feelings and sense there needs to be a thor role investigation to get to the truth, which is what the american people want, the truth. last week, i chaired a judiciary committee hearing that focused on one pivotal component that spoishts the integrity of our system and importance of retaining critical evidence like dna that can be used to convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent. one of the witnesses at the hearing was the outstanding attorney in dallas, craig watkins dedicated to re-evaluating prior cases to make sure they were handled fairly. we heard about the extraordinary work that he is doing and his criminal justice integrity unit is doing and the works of the judge in that -- in dallas. an example and model how prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys can work together to ensure all criminal defendants receive fair trials. now what's going to happen today, we're going to talk about what wendt wrong. i emphasize what wendt wrong in the trial

thousands of people here gathered to support the family and demand justice for trayvon martin and his family. the family today had their first opportunity to meet with investigators from the u.s. department of justice in washington who are here looking into whether this can become a civil right case. and george zimmerman remains in hiding, but he won't be returning to the community college where he's taking classes. today that school told him, please don't come back until this controversy is over. brian. >> ron allen starting us off from florida, ron, thanks. >> the controversy over the trayvon martin shooting has focused new attention on a florida law called "stand your ground." nearly half of the states in the country have similar laws of their own on the books. tonight, some of them are getting a closer look. our report from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: the florida law at the center of a civil rights tempest was born in the aftermath of a hurricane, after ivan in 2004, a pensacola man who shot a looter at his house, waited months before learning he would not be prosecuted. that prompted the legislature to make florida the fifrs state explicitly allowing homeo

u.s. department of justice. and guess what, they're not getting it, because we know that these are racist, sexist laws. they're designed to disenfranchise voters. how are they designed to disenfranchise voters? if you're required to get a state-issued voter identification, like a driver's license, if you're elderly, if you're over 75. most individuals do not have photo identification anymore. especially driver's licenses. if you are a student, you won't have the same address as your voter identification, as your driver's license, use you're moving constantly from one year to the next. a new dorm, out of state. in addition, if you are a person of color, many places we're seeing what i would call polling location racial profiling. you're only asked for identification if you're a person of color. so it's sort of a selective bias and disenfranchisement that way. not to mention the fact, what we see in certain areas, there are people of color who are less likely to have photo identification -- photo ids compared to t

of u.s. persons. department of justice in my office conduct extensive oversight use of activities and report to congress and compliance twice a year. intelligence collection under fisa produces crucial intelligence that is vital to protect the nation as international terrorism and other threats. .. by thank you and the members of the committee for your dedication to the security of our nation and your support for our men and women of the intelligence community and your attention here today. with that i will stop and turn it over to general burgess. >> thank you director clapper. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity to join my longtime friend and professional colleague, director clapper in representing the men and women of the united states intelligence community. i would like to begin with current military operations in afghanistan, where we assessed that endemic corruption and persistent deficiencies in the army and police forces under mod -- undermine efforts to extend governance and security. the afghan army remains reliant on isaf for key combat support such as logistics, intelligence and tran

u.s. department of justice is trying to have him extradited to stand trial here in this country and they say you know he made nearly two hundred million dollars illegally off of copyrighted materials uploaded by users of his website now this did happen in new zealand was a resident of much of this case it was in court nation with the us department of justice and right now there are quite a few questions being raised about the way business is conducted at the department of justice. a major complaint right now on the constitutionality of the patriot act and how it's been interpreted since it was signed into law more than ten years ago has gone to the point where two u.s. senators organ senator ron wyden and colorado senator mark udall have written a letter to attorney general eric holder holder asking him to reconsider some of the ways the patriot act has been used throughout the years and also how will be used in the future because senators say there's a pretty significant gap between what most americans think the law allows and what the government secretly plains the law allows now earlier i

u.s. department of justice, hopefully will. turner clayton say today that the doj had already taken a first step. summoning the city's major and city manager to washington this is countdown south carolina. forgot the name of the show p.m. >>> imagine, had mitt romney been around at the time we were drafting our constitution he would have just shaken it and shoved it off app it was approved, to rewrite it. >> that a rick santorum taking a shot at mitt romney. it comes after a spokesman said and this is his quote, well i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can shake it up and start all over again. it was in response to a question on cnn. and the etch-a-sketch comment sucked the oxygen out of what would have been an important moment, the jeb bush endorsement. here is what he said in a written statement: where is the word romney in here? but anyway the endorsement comes the day after romney trounces santorum in the illinois primary, and three days ahead of th

u.s. department of justice is also getting involved. know that stanford police chief temporarily recused himself sailing he has become a distraction as a result of all of the controversy. you see the park is etch tee less than 8 hours ago 5,000 people gathered here to protest what they call injustice done by the police department. there was a prayer also going on at the park. those across the country came here including reverend al sharpton and martin luther king the third waudz also here for this rally. one of several protests to take place here in florida a big one happening on monday that one will include jesse jackson. >>> thank you very much. i am going to talk to ainsley who has additional analysis. >> i am not the expert but we have a guy who is. criminal defense attorney and fox news contributor mr. arthur eye d idala. >> from george zimmerman's perspective. he wants to protect his neighborhood. gated community sees the unfamiliar guy walking in the neighborhood. sees what's going on. what would you do? you are a father? >> the

u.s. department of justice has opened a civil rights probe into this shooting and a grand jury will meet to examine evidence in this case. >> according to his wife, jason russell the creator about of a video is suffering from reactive psychosis, seen running through streets of san diego naked and pounding fists on the pavement. saying a doctor told her the condition was brought on by extreme exhaustion, stress and dehydration, saying he took criticism about the video personally. he's expected to be hospitalized for week autos let's go live to san jose. there is one young man got the visit of a lifetime. >> now we got it. two years ago, aj and his dad went to see the san francisco giants and the kyle bush's race car was there, next thing you know this kid is designing one of his race cars. now kyle bush talking about how this unfolded today. and answered a competition. he and his father sat down and told me they up loaded a picture of aj and added some claims and a checkered flag. all on the computer. they sent it nchl the first grader then selected from 26,000 entries around the world. and

u.s. department of justice and fbi continued to investigate the case. patience is clearly wearing thin. >> as it is, he is going to continue to hide, so we have to find him. if the police will not do their job, we will take their place. >> the call for answers and actions continues to grow. the huge crowd expected here tonight will include martin's parents. they will continue to speak out until something is done about his death. >> one question. a lot of people wonder why it took so long for this to happen, for the chief to step down. >> it has been a big question, especially for supporters of the martin family. what the police have said is that he has done nothing wrong. he followed the rules as they are written in the code here and he is conducting this investigation in the right way. he says he is simply stepping aside not for any procedural problems but because he has become a distraction to the investigation. >> thank you very much, jay. in the meantime, chief james is refusing to supply with a subpoena for his testimony against john leopold. the s

u.s. department of justice, hopefully will. turner clayton say today that the doj had already taken a first step. summoning the city's major and city manager to washington the real world. it has under-seat storage to bring everything, available seating for up to seven people to take everyone, and the grip of available all-wheel drive to go everywhere. think of it as a search engine helping you browse the real world. this march, get no extra charge third-row seating plus 0% financing on dodge journey. protect medicare and rebuild the middle class. >> steve israel runs the dccc, appreciate. >> thank you. this is countdown south carolina. forgot the name of the show p.m. >>> imagine, had mitt romney been around at the time we were drafting our constitution he would have just shaken it and shoved it off app it was approved, to rewrite it. >> that a rick santorum taking a shot at mitt romney. it comes after a spokesman said and this is his quote, well i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's alm

u.s. department of justice, from the brady campaign to prevent gun violence and the martin family attorneyso speak at that briefing. representative sheila jackson lee believes that the federal government does have jurisdiction in the trayvon martin case if florida authorities do not act. communities are just outraged by the fact that george zimmerman has not been charged or arrested in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. florida does have very lean intelligent self-defense -- lenient self-defense laws stalled stand your ground. zimmerman has asserted self- defense. a police report said officers responding to the scene found zimmerman bleeding from the hose and also to the back of the head. trayvon martin's parents took issue with those reports. >> even in death, they are still disrespecting my son. and i feel that that is a shame. >> the only comment that i have right now is that they killed my son and now they are trying to kill his reputation. >> it was a partial report released by the sanford police department just deal with the officers' accounts when they first arrived o

u.s. department of justice says it is ready to sue apple and five ebook publishers over alleged price fixing. the case centers on comments once made by apple's cofounder the late steve jobs. he was quoted as suggesting that all publishers set an agreed-upon price. apple would then take a 30% cut. prosecutors say that pricing system violates federal antitrust laws. some publishing companies are reportedly already in settlement talks. >>> and new at 6:00, tough new rules could lead to the ultimate summer bummer. closing swimming pools. a deadline is approaching for hotel and motel workers to make their facilities accessible to the disabled or else. len ramirez on the impact of this new requirement. >> reporter: a lot of pools with public access like this one have been in compliance with the americans with disabilities act for some time. but a new set of rules goes into effect next week that some say are more costly and confusing. self-operating mechanical chair lifts like this one that helps the disabled will soon be required at pools and spas in america, every resort, swim club, hotel and mot

u.s. department of justice and the fbi also both launching their own independent investigations. nd al sharpton will join me next as well as a full report from msnbc's maria to talk about the details of the case. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ >>> breaking news we continue to follow now. the killing of an american teen arousing action newsingtory get the attention of not just federal investigators but now a grand jury. as both the u.s. justice department and the fbi investig

u.s. department of justice is investigating trayvon martin's death, whether or not the department is pursuing crime has not been revealed. is this investigation reflective of a growing trend under the obama administration. is the d.o.j. more aggressively prosecuting potential hate crimes in the country. joining me this morning is david douglas, a former department of justice attorney with the civil rights division. sir, it is good to have you here. you have prosecuted hate crimes during your career i would like to take a look at a federal hate crime prosecuted. 66 under the first three years of the president obama administration. 49 under the four years of the bush administration. are we seeing a more aggressive on the hate crimes under the 2000 law that expanded protection for americans? >> the change was intended to make it easier for the federal government to bring these kind of cases in really tragic questions. there is no question we are seeing more aggressive use of the statute now. >> i want to talk to you about the trayvon martin case. do you personally believe there will be enough ev

florida, the shooting of a black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer in orlando as reunion nighted debates about race and self-defense in the u.s. the department of justice has announced an investigation after rallies were held demanding the arrest of george zimmerman over the shooting. our north american editor reports. >> with mounting outrage in florida that an unarmed black teenager has been shot dead and the man who did it hasn't been arrested. for some, it's a clear case of racism by the police. >> the man packs a gun, chasing a black man, gets in an argument and shoots him to death. how can you justify that? >> 17 years trayvon martin was apparently going home to watch a ballgame on tv. he was cutting through a gated community when he was spotted by a neighbor who watched captain george zimmerman. he phoned police saying he was a suspicious characterer who might be on drugs. >> he's got his hand in his waistband and he's a black male. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> ok, with you don't need you to do that. >> the neighbors heard desperate screams. >> so you think he's yelling help? [gunshot] >> there are gun shots. >> you just heard gunshots?

u.s. department of justice, an estimated 14,000 to 17,000 people are trafficked into the united states everye crime as prevalent as homicide. put to work in popular restaurants, major hotel chains and factories. these silent victims, says liou, are the human cost of the low pries customers pay for food and services in big cities like san francisco. >> we've seen anyone as young as 7, anyone as old as 75 years old. men and women. we've also seen sex trafficking cases. but also a lot of labor cases so that involving domestic servitude, hotel restaurant work. >> and, says liou, when the captors are wealthy foreigners or diplomats, they have little incentive to respect the u.s. laws. >> heidi, who worked out of her home, would often see lily when she went to pick up the mail. >> once in a while, she would be there and she would see me standing there getting my mail. she would fly over and start talking to me. and she had this beaming expression on her face as if she were so happy to be talking to another human being. >> even though lily didn't initially convey any distress, heidi slowly began to

u.s. department of justice, the attorney general has the right to investigate that case in the interest oftice. i think in this case there is an interest in justice in doing so. the congresswoman has asked for this. the black caucus has asked for it. more importantly, the mayor of that city flying here tomorrow to talk to the justice department, i think you're going to see the justice department turn around and investigate this quickly. >> before you leave tonight, could you take some time to brief congresswoman brown about the hate crime statute. take that to the justice department tomorrow. >> my mother said she thought we was past this. >> should be past this. should be long past this. i really want to hear what they say about the hate crime statute in the justice department. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> we have much more to come on this case. coming up, what the local police chief said about trayvon martin. mark thompson of "make it plain" and jonathan capehart will be my next guests. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one p

u.s. department of justice and not only because they're looking into the case but because they're going tory to get some of the understandable anger that is boiling up in the community. >> chairman, one of the reasons you point to why you believe this should be investigated as a hate crime because you say as we've heard in this state, trayvon martin is described as a black man. on the 911 calls that were just released, zimmerman is asked to identify, describe, if anyone has ever called 911, they know the operator asks to you describe. i have to note here that of the six callshat were released by police today, four of them, zimmerman identifies the individual as an african-american or a black person. now, that is not to say that in the dozens of other calls that he made, that the other suspects were not white, hispanic, male, female, but in these calls released by authorities four of the six, as i understand it, were minorities. with that said, just because he described the individual as being black, how does that then lead to a hate crime? >> they always get away with it. they, who? i woul

u.s. departments of justice and education say the school board settled 5 to 1 and agreed to a list of measures down the line. the district is that of former gop presidential candidate michele bachmann who was criticized for not speaking out against those abuses. >>> back to our super tuesday coverage, or super president obama day, whichever you prefer, because the white house is going to divert some attention from the gop contest with the president's first formal news conference of the year. the obama campaign is also alive and well in crucial super tuesday states like ohio where operatives are already working seven days a week. joining me now is chris hayes, host of "up with chris hayes" seen here on msnbc. >> great to be here, thomas. >> happy super tuesday to you. >> happy super tuesday to you. >> let's look at the presence of the obama campaign in ohio, not discounting anything in the time left before the general. ten offices, thousands of volunteers, and having events there that are held already. is the obama camp trying to outsmart the gop even before they choose a nominee? >> well, i th

u.s. department of justice. >> trayvon martin was shot february 26, 24 days later there is still no arrest. his mother says she cannot eat or sleep until zimmerman is behind bars. al sharpton is organizing a bill rally tomorrow night at the first shiloh baptist church in sanford. he is with us now. thank you for your time. what is the goal tomorrow? >> i think we still must press for the arrest of this shooter. this man has not been arrest zd and almost a month now, coming up on a month. >> a man that the police have 911 tapes where he says he was pursuing trayvon, and this man claims self defense when he was pursuing the victim. here is a man not even registered as a real watch person as you would call. >> a self appointed watch man. >> self appointed, killed someone, record of assaulting police and still not arrested. the three things we will focus on, the family and i will be there, and others from around the country. immediate arrest and a thourogh investigation of the police department. who decided that self defense was appropriate? who decided the man should not be arrested? who deci

u.s. department of justice are investigating what really happened in the shooting of an unarmed teen in floridaby a member of a local neighborhood watch. and we hear from his girlfriend this morning about those final moments. you're going to want to stick around and hear it. >> she was on the phone with him, when he was being followed. and was on the phone until it went dead. you want to hear what she has to say. >>> and we've already got -- you saw it. they've been lining up all night for the hunger star, liam hemsworth. one of the stars of "the hunger games." we're looking forward to that. >>> let's get to the severe weather in the south. more twisters overnight. it's instant flash floods with millions in the storm zone. ginger zee is in the middle of it. but let's begin with sam. >> we can call them spring storms because spring just happened. but look at that line. from the mexican boarder to the canadian border. and the powerful storms are kicking off warnings this morning. the heaviest rains in that zone, from oklahoma to texas, more than six inches of rain in some cases in just 24 hours.

u.s. department of justice. this is the consumer protection summit which includes opening remarks and takes a lot of topics in the world of consumer protection. you can see that at 2:15 on c- span and c-span radio. the president will address jobs and jobs issues out of virginia. that will take place at 12:30. you can see that on c-span and c-span radio. later on this morning, and about 830, we take on -- 8:30, we talk about religion and politics. up next, we talk about syria and iran. our guest will be ellen tauscher. she will give us a perspective on those areas and more. we will take that when we come right back. >> congratulations to all of this year's winners of the studentcam video documentary. a record number entered on the scene of the constitution and you. watch all the winning videos at our website, studentcam.org. we should that have videos in april on c-span. we talk with the winners during "washington journal." ernest hemingway is considered one of the greatest writers. his work employees readers toda

u.s. department of justice, women account for 17% of all felony convictions in state courts and 11% of allber two of the l.a. county jail houses all of the women inmates. like tower number one, its modular design with no bars and high visibility makes it easier for deputies to manage the inmates. >> it's a lot easier because you don't have the movement going on that you did like at the old jails. you had a lot of movement. everybody had to go down and eat chow in the chow hall. and now they all eat in their pods. so we don't have the movement. and you also have direct supervision where everybody is moved with a deputy or custody assistant or officer. >> 16-year veteran nancy medina is the line sergeant for tower two. >> how you doing, ladies? >> she's responsible for all the deputies and custody assistants on the evening shift. >> i start out with check-in. we check in all our employees for the shift, specifically p.m.s. and then i go from floor to floor and check and make sure they're doing their jobs, the count is clear. >> how come you're all in there? are you having a party in there? >

u.s. department of the justice states that members do not possess police power and shall not carry weapons i spoke with goldie taylor of the goldie taylor project earlier tonight and zimmerman claims self defense. witnesses tell our affiliate a different story. >> i firmly believe this was not self defense. >> meeting martin's family, marey and selma dropped a bomb in a press conference, saying they witnessed the 17-year-old getting shot and were ignored by police. >> what we heard, what we saw that we believe in our hearts 100% was not self defense. i heard the crying. it was a little boy. as soon as the gun went off the crying stopped. pa. >> they never arrested zimmerman because they had no evidence the shooting was not self defense. they say they tried to call police four times to give a statement and their calls were not returned. >> we believe as a gun was pointed at a 17-year-old child, he pled for his and george zimmerman pulled the trigger. >> the case devastated the family and out ramed the community and put the police department on watch. for these witnesses she is grateful. >>

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