ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
Litigation
any kind of legal action
Alibi
a date/person/place that can put the person elsewhere than the scene of the crime
Runoff
do over election between the top 2 elected officials if no one got over 50%
Hate Crime
federal charge in addition to the felony for intentionally targeting a specific group
Profiling
a police procedure of putting together a possible suspect
Immunity
a government guarantee of freedom from prosecution in order to solve another crime
Corroboration
testimony from two different witnesses agree
Extradition
transporting suspect/criminal across state lines to stand trial for a harsher sentence
Change of Venue
moving a trial to another location in order to get an unbiased jury
Ruby Ridge and Waco
the build-ups to the Oklahoma city bombing
Sting
undercover law enforcement operation (LEGAL)
Entrapment
soliciting a crime by an undercover law enforcement agent (ILLEGAL)
Summons
a court order for a defendant or juror to show up for court
Subpoena
a court order for evidence or for a witness
Magistrate
a court officer that does out of court paperwork for a judge
SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactics - Military Trained police officers
Para-Military Groups
any kind of citizen group with military training
Patriots Day
1st Militia Battles of the American Revolutionary War
1775
Year of Patriots Day
Baltimore Riots
1st citizen v Government battle of the Civil War
1861
Year of Baltimore Riots
Ruby Ridge
April 19th, 1992 - ATF Raid
Waco, Texas
April 19th, 1993 - FBI Fire
Oklahoma City Bombing
April 19th, 1995
US Northeast
US Militia Movement in 1760s-1770s
US South
US Militia Movement in 1850s-1860s
US Midwest
US Militia Movement in 1990s
US West
US Militia Movement Today
Federally Owned Land
What is the issue in the West?
Department of the Interior
Manages the interior of the United States
Bureau of Land Management
Deals with the Land of the US
Interpol
international police organization of cooperating police departments
IED
Improvised Explosive Device
Waive
to voluntarily give up constitutional rights
Fugitives
FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FISA
Limited the capabilities of federal surveillance agencies
Patriot Act
put the US intelligence agencies back on top for surveillance regarding terrorism
USA Freedom Act
Patriot Act was killed but internet service providers now MUST monitor data
Orwellian/Big Brother
terms taken from the book 1984 by George Orwell to describe government surveillance