{"id":5144,"date":"2009-11-09T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2009\/11\/theyre-all-about-hope-and-change-doncha-know\/"},"modified":"2014-12-31T17:45:02","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T00:45:02","slug":"theyre-all-about-hope-and-change-doncha-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2009\/11\/theyre-all-about-hope-and-change-doncha-know.html","title":{"rendered":"They’re All About Hope and Change, Doncha Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider an unusual question: Do Americans who have been framed by unscrupulous prosecutors for crimes they did not commit have a right to sue the prosecutors when the fraud is finally exposed?<\/p>\n

According to the Obama administration, the answer is no.<\/a><\/p>\n

Solicitor General Elena Kagan argues in a friend of the court brief that local, state, and federal prosecutors must enjoy absolute immunity from citizen lawsuits \u2013 even when they sent innocent men to prison for life by fabricating incriminating evidence and hiding exculpatory evidence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cuz our New Ruling Classes are all about justice for the little guy.<\/p>\n

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