More Unconstitutional Authoritarian Behavior by Federal Government: How Prosecutors Rig Trials by Freezing Assets - WSJ.com

Silverglate: How Prosecutors Rig Trials by Freezing Assets - WSJ.com:
Where did rule of law go? Constitutional protections? Why has the Federal Government been permitted by the courts  to so greatly expand its authoritarian behavior over the past several decades?
The use of administrative courts by government agencies is another example of this trend of extra-constitutional behavior that is coming to public light -- basically, "home team" judging of guilt from within an agency, where the defendant is afforded very limited appellate recourse in the courts. See: "At the SEC, a Question of Home Court Edge", from the New York Times yesterday. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/business/at-the-sec-a-question-of-home-court-edge.html?_r=0

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