No other book, he said, "attempts to show how the statutes are used in practice".
This statute was used by the Midwest Air Group to justify its rejection of a hostile Airtrans bid in 2006.
After World War II the statute was used against the leadership of the American Communist Party Communist Partyy of the United States of America; CPUSA).
"It is clear that the material witness statute was used as a tool for preventive detention and investigation, resulting in abuse and significant human hardship," he said.
The hate crime statute is used to enhance the sentences of defendants found guilty of specific crimes, like murder or rape, who chose their victims based on race, religion, sexual orientation or other factors.
That statute was used before, by President Julio César Turbay, in his 1978-1982 term, with devastating consequences: a proliferation of cases of torture and disappearances and the expansion of guerrilla groups.
That statute was used to convict the former Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, last year for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman who sought help from the Legislature.
Until then, Hacked Off will be arguing that the recommendations of the judge – if a bit of statute is used to secure participation of the press in a system of regulation independent of both government and the industry – is the right way forward, and that even a more independent-looking son of the PCC, based on a blueprint from the boss of the PCC is the wrong way.
While many of these orders protect vulnerable people, and women in particular, this statute been used against protestors, activists, and others with controversial opinions.
Finally, some of the same arguments, and even same statutes that were used during Jim Crow, are being used today to prevent gay marriage.
