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Fed Seeks to Gag Schneiders/PRN

docalex — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:32:49 GMT

Excerpt from AP article: "[Reynolds] said prosecutors should not be attacking constitutional rights: 'I’m shocked that the government would try to get a gag order against a political activist. I find that stunning.'"

Fed Seeks to Gag Schneiders/PRN

docalex — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:36:29 GMT

Last paragraph of AP news article: "[Reynolds] said prosecutors should not be attacking constitutional rights: 'I’m shocked that the government would try to get a gag order against a political activist. I find that stunning.'"

PRN v Kansas, Mukasey, DOJ, et al.

docalex — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:35:43 GMT

PAIN RELIEF NETWORK, on behalf of patients of Stephen J. Schneider, D.O., Plaintiff,
vs.
THE STATE OF KANSAS, THE KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS, MICHAEL MUKASEY, in his official capacity as United States Attorney General; ERIC F. MELGREN, in his official capacity as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, and THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendants. "INTRODUCTION # 1. This is an action brought by the Pain Relief Network, on behalf of patients of Dr. Stephen J. Schneider, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on an emergency basis and accordingly petitioning this Court as follows: * (A) to declare palliative care (in the form of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals) a fundamental right of patients in severe pain..

USA v Dr. Martinez goes to Jury - Not Guilty on Drug Charges

docalex — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:54:24 GMT

Excerpt: By targeting banal and ordinary medical practice, the Federal government gets the maximal chilling effect bang for their buck. The message of this case to physicians nationwide couldn’t be clearer - no physician prescribing opioid analgesic therapy for chronic pain is safe, even if you are obviously not a “pill mill,” obviously are a professional M.D., and are not even a “high dose prescriber” chronic pain doctor.

Patriot Act Details

docalex — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:08:06 GMT

The USA PATRIOT Act, 2001,grants sweeping new powers to law enforcement and intelligence gathering authorities. The Act offers a broad definition... subject non-terrorist political groups to surveillance, wiretapping, harassment, and criminal action: * (§802) Allows secret searches, perform roving wiretaps, and gain access to highly personal medical, financial, mental health, and student records. * (§206 and §507) Authorizes forcing librarians and booksellers to hand over records * (§215) Allows investigate citizens for criminal activity without probable cause... * (§218) Allows search a person's home without anyone present and to delay notification indefinitely.

TheAgitator.com: "Not a War on Doctors"...

docalex — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:33:19 GMT

Radley Balko - The Agitator blog. Libertarian, Cato Institute. Militarization of police - SWAT abuses. War on Doctors / Pain Crisis. A blog I read regularly

Drug Law Blog

docalex — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:52:21 GMT

An Abigail Alliance Interview -- Agibail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs: http://abigail-alliance.org/ Very interesting constitutional liberties arguments