Number	23513
Subject	Courts
Source	Baltimore Sun
State	MD
Year	2007
Publication Date	06/24/2007
Summary	"An investigation of the U.S. Coast Guard's administrative law system, based on internal memos, interviews, the sworn statement of an agency judge and a computer data analysis of thousands of cases, suggests the system in stacked against the hundreds of civilian mariners whose charges of negligence or misconduct are handled by the courts each year. Documents and computer records show that Coast Guards leaders encourage judges to rule in the agency's favor, sometimes in violation of federal laws."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	26
Keywords	Coast Guard; justice; law system; mariners; seaman; seagoers
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