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A Judge's Honor
A KMGH-TV undercover investigation reveals that "two veteran Colorado judges have falsified legal documents to earn Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits." The report shows how judges at a taxpayer-funded conference "elected to exit ... for the recreational opportunities of the Vail valley."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; Colorado Open Records Law; hidden camera; education
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Crimes in the Name of the Environment
This ten-month investigation into "eco-terrorism" reveals millions of dollars in damage and threats to human life in the American West resulting from two decades of extremist acts ostensibly committed in the name of saving the environment. The report establishes a correlation between environmentalists and animal rights activists, previously considered two separate camps.
Tags: CAR terrorism; violence; sabotage; Pacific Northwest; arson; Vail; lynx; endangered species; John Zerzan; World Trade Organization; PETA; Animal Liberation Front; Earth Liberation Front; Fur Commission USA
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Vail (Colo.) Trail reports on the "drug courier profile," a set of criteria used by law enforcement officials to determine likely drivers who might be transporting illicit drugs; stopping cars based on such a test has been termed unconstitutional, because it does not constitute probable cause, Dec. 16, 1988.
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