The IRS ruins a tea party, absolute prosecutorial immunity, a police chief’s brazen disregard for human life, and the rights of the civilly committed.
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IRS Tea Party abuse: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0069p-06.pdf?mc_cid=d24e9da447&mc_eid=6e8e76319f
Prosecutorial immunity: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2016/D03-29/C:14-1635:J:Sykes:aut:T:fnOp:N:1728477:S:0
Memphis police shooting: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0074p-06.pdf
Civil commitment: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2016/D03-23/C:15-3482:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1725046:S:0&mc_cid=d24e9da447&mc_eid=6e8e76319f
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