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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2009
Page
3
A federal judge sentenced Jason R. Smith Gregg Jun nier and Arthur Tesler to five to ten years for their roles in a 2006 no knock raid that killed 92 year old Kathryn Johnston. Officers fired 39 rounds after she fired one shot at the door.
A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed four U S troops and an Afghan civilian while they traveled with Afghan soldiers. The attack occurred as Washington planned reinforcements and follows a year with rising fatalities and a looming August Afghan election.
North Korea announced brisk headway in preparations to launch the experimental communications satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 using the Unha-2 rocket from Hwadae County. The move drew regional concern that it masks a long range ballistic missile test and drew calls for renewed sanctions.
Federal tests confirm peanut butter from peanuts processed at a Texas plant carries the same salmonella strain linked to the national outbreak. Both Texas and Georgia plants belong to Peanut Corp. of America, which filed for bankruptcy as the outbreak sickened over 600 and may have caused nine deaths. Federal inspectors are also scrutinizing the Virginia plant.
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling upheld the federal ban on firearm possession for those convicted of domestic violence offenses. The decision in United States v. Hayes clarifies that the law applies to offenses involving a domestic relationship, including assaults by former partners or cohabitants, and reinstates charges against Randy Hayes from West Virginia.
The Supreme Court ruling upholds Idaho Voluntary Contributions Act barring payroll deductions for union political activities by cities counties and school districts. Chief Justice Roberts says the law does not restrict speech but avoids promoting it and serves to separate government from partisan politics across all public employers.
The court limited federal authority to hold land in trust for tribes formed after the 1934 Act, affecting Narragansett lands in Charlestown Rhode Island. Justice Clarence Thomas says the act targets tribes under federal jurisdiction when enacted, denying special treatment for later-recognized groups.
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