Unbalanced Justice

Shannon Hurd got a life sentence for stealing $14. Then he died in prison from untreated cancer. View this email in your browser March 12-18, 2017 Share Tweet Forward Editor's Picks Unbalanced Justice Is collecting Nazi memorabilia evidence of supporting the Islamic State? That's the question a U.S. District Court is facing in the case of a former police officer accused of buying gift cards for an FBI informant posing as a member of ISIS. Prosecutors are arguing that ISIS and the Nazis share "a similarity in ideology," and thus the 36-year-old Virginia man's "confederate flag, Ku Klux Klan literature, and historical books about the Nazis" are relevant to the case. Shannon Hurd's crime was even more questionable. Under Louisiana's habitual offender law, he was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 after stealing just $14. The life sentence ended up as a death sentence. After delays in treatment, Hurd died in prison of cancer earlier this month. Sharon Weinberger National Security Editor Prosecutors Allege Dubious ISIS-Nazi Connection in Terror Sting Case Murtaza Hussain "This theory doesn't even make sense," a defense lawyer said. "The government is just throwing the worst ideologies together to try and paint the worst possible picture of the defendant."   Shannon Hurd Got a Life Sentence for Stealing $14. Then He Died in Prison From Untreated Cancer. Liliana Segura Despite his relatively minor crime, at trial the state of Louisiana cast Shannon as "the worst kind of defendant. He's a predator." Top Stories   Key Democratic Officials Now Warning Base Not to Expect Evidence of Trump/Russia Collusion Glenn Greenwald So many media figures and online charlatans are personally benefiting from feeding the Democratic base's unhinged conspiracies.   Palantir Enables Immigration Agents to Access Information From the CIA Spencer Woodman According to a set of funding documents, immigration officials can also use a Palantir system to access data held by the Central Intelligence Agency.   Edward Snowden Has Some Advice for Donald Trump About Surveillance Alex Emmons "You're the president. You should be asking questions about 'Why was this possible in the first place?' and 'Why haven't I fixed it?'"   Rogue Twitter Accounts Fight to Preserve the Voice of Government Science Alleen Brown The Alt_BLM account is one of dozens of "alt" and "rogue" federal agency accounts that launched shortly after Trump's inauguration.   Donald Trump Isn't Even Pretending to Oppose Goldman Sachs Anymore David Dayen Trump sold himself as an economic nationalist determined to rankle Wall Street. But the populist smokescreen is history. Goldman Sachs is triumphant.   Follow The Intercept

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