Democracy Now! 9-5 Judge Reduces Charges in Jena 6 Case But Refuses to Overturn Mychal Bell Conviction

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

With Amy Goodman
* Judge Reduces Charges in Jena 6 Case But Refuses to Overturn Mychal Bell Conviction *

A Louisiana judge has refused to overturn the conviction of Mychal Bell. He and five other African American teens were arrested and charged with attempted murder after a schoolyard fight in which a white student was beaten and suffered a concussion. An all-white jury found Bell guilty of second-degree battery and conspiracy in June. On Tuesday, a judge dismissed Bell's conspiracy charge and prosecutors announced they've reduced the attempted murder charges against two others among the Jena Six.

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* The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror: ACLU Head Anthony Romero on Civilian Killings in Iraq, Domestic Spying, Torture, John Walker Lindh and More *

Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, joins us to discuss the U.S. killing of civilians in Iraq, psychologists involvement in interrogations, the Bush administration's warrantless spying program, the case of John Walker Lindh and his new book, "In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror."

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/05/1422253

* Headlines for September 5, 2007 *

- GAO: Iraq Gov't Has Met Only Three of 18 U.S. Benchmarks
- UK Troops Predicts Violence Will Decrease in Basra Following Troop
Withdrawal
- Drumbeat For Attack on Iran Grows Louder in Washington
- Hurricanes Hit Nicaragua and Mexico
- Residents of Bil'in Celebrate Ruling Over West Bank Wall
- Sen. Larry Craig Reconsiders Decision to Resign Over Sex Sting
- New York City's First Public Arabic School Opens Under Police Guard

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