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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law

Jun. 21, 2005

Rare These Days, District Court Stands for Justice in Prison Case

Forum Column - By Robert L. Bastian Jr. - Two related trends are worsening government officials' indifference to the minimum standards of constitutional rights and human decency, which should be accorded all persons in American custody.

Robert L. Bastian Jr.

Partner Bastian & Dini

Penthouse Suite 9025 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills , CA 90211

Phone: (310) 789-1955

Fax: (310) 822-1989

Email: robbastian@aol.com

Whittier Law School

Two related trends are worsening government officials' indifference to the minimum standards of constitutional rights and human decency, which should be accorded all persons in American custody.
        The first is citizens' increasing reliance on faith or belief, rather than evidence and proof, in forming opinion regarding matters of public policy. The second is federal courts' retrenchment from their structural duty to protect the minimum con...

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