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AP NewsBreak: Federal magistrate says US falsely detained Muslim man as witness in terror case

Euro-Islam12 years ago01 mins

BOISE, Idaho — A federal magistrate says the United States falsely imprisoned a former Idaho man under a law designed to ensure that key witnesses show up for trial, and a jury should decide if the government has misused that law in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The ruling from U.S. Magistrate Mikel…

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Federal government asks judge to throw out American Muslim’s false imprisonment lawsuit

Euro-Islam12 years ago02 mins

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge in Boise, Idaho is questioning the urgency that FBI agents felt when they arrested and detained an American Muslim under a law designed to ensure that witnesses show up to testify in court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mikel Williams questioned Department of Justice attorney Marcus Meeks during a hearing Thursday…

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