And starting a new semi-regular feature, I will respond to emails and questions by providing complete, accurate, and hopefully useful information and commentary, in the tradition of Dear Abby, but more pertinant. For my very first post in this venue, I…

And starting a new semi-regular feature, I will respond to emails and questions by providing complete, accurate, and hopefully useful information and commentary, in the tradition of Dear Abby, but more pertinant. For my very first post in this venue, I…

Yesterday’s news about a federal judge’s procedural ruling on charges against Rep. Tom DeLay has sparked new criticism from conservative bloggers about how the press is covering the story. The judge dismissed a conspiracy charge against DeLay, R-Texas,…

Yesterday’s news about a federal judge’s procedural ruling on charges against Rep. Tom DeLay has sparked new criticism from conservative bloggers about how the press is covering the story. The judge dismissed a conspiracy charge against DeLay, R-Texas,…

Conspiracy charges dismissed, but DeLay still has to deal with the money laundering BS: Today, the AP is reporting Judge Pat Priest dismissed the original indictment – conspiracy to violate the Texas Election Code – on the grounds given…

Conspiracy charges dismissed, but DeLay still has to deal with the money laundering BS: Today, the AP is reporting Judge Pat Priest dismissed the original indictment – conspiracy to violate the Texas Election Code – on the grounds given…

Tom DeLay charges dismissed

I love how the Washington Post spun this one on its homepage. Tex. Judge Upholds Key Charges Against DeLay Interestingly enough, that isn’t really true. The conspiracy charge, the easiest to prove under Texas law, has been thrown out. Not…

Tom DeLay managed to get his conspiracy charges thrown out, but will still have to face charges of money laundering:

A judge dismissed the conspiracy charges Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the money-laundering counts, dashing th

The headline I put here is not the one you will see at most online news sources. Looking at some of the first page news links at Google News just now here is what I found:

Update 3: DeLay’s Money Laundering Charges Upheld – Forbes
Judges Upholds So…

Looks like Ronnie Earle’s case against Tom Delay is crumbling. Today a judge threw out conspiracy charges against the House Leader. The Judge did not throw out the money laundering charges so DeLay certainly is not out of the woods yet but things are…

don’t tell the AP, who’s headline “DeLay’s Money Laundering Charges Upheld” makes it seem to be a setback for the embattled Texan congressman. (Other headlines include “DeLay’s hopes dashed for quick end to case” and “Judges upholds some charges agai…

A judge dismissed the conspiracy charges Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the

Looks like the shoddy case of a partisan hack prosecutor isn’t fairing too well these days. As of today, the judge has thrown out half of it, meaning there will only be a trial on the part of the case…