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The Verdict

By Hank Sims on June 12, 2002

With Judi Bari’s ashes resting in the center of her attorneys’ table, a federal jury yesterday delivered her a stunning victory in her case against…

Deliberations

By Hank Sims on May 29, 2002

The jury deliberating Judi Bari’s and Darryl Cherney’s civil rights lawsuit against the seven FBI agents and Oakland police officers involved in their arrest appeared…

The Mysterious Death of Judi Bari

By Steve Talbot on May 29, 2002

When I first met Judi Bari, she was lying in a hospital bed in Oakland, California, recovering from a bomb blast that ripped through her…

Deadly Ambition in Ashland

By Suza Lambert Bowser on May 29, 2002

They left to see Macbeth — not in thunder, lightning, or rain, but… snow! A light blizzard was blowing on the Northern California mountain passes…

Slow Sloppy Sloburbs

By Tom Watters on May 29, 2002

Ukiah’s streets are constantly being ripped into, sometimes for an “upgrade” to your television service, sometimes for more noble reasons like replacing aging sewer pipes. …

Closing Arguments

By Hank Sims on May 22, 2002

After eleven years of pre-trial motions and six weeks of testimony, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney’s lawsuit against the FBI and the Federal Bureau of…

The Feds’ Lackluster Defense

By Hank Sims on May 15, 2002

Courtroom observers who expected a vigorous counterattack from the federal government and the city of Oakland were mostly disappointed last week, as assistant US Attorney…

The Judi Bari Trial: A Radio Debate

By AVA News Service on May 9, 2002

Speaking In Tongues; Radio Station KDVS, Davis, Ca. Thursday, May 9th, 2002. Host Ron Glick. Guests, Attorney John Clarke; Editor, Bruce Anderson. Host Ron Glick: We're…

Cherney Turns On the Charm

By Hank Sims on May 8, 2002

Ordered by Judge Wilken to wrap up their case by today — Wednesday — attorneys for Darryl Cherney and the estate of Judi Bari spent…

Crimes of Passion

By Dayla Hepting on May 8, 2002

I was once married to a man named Oscar Johnson. Sometime in the early 60s we took a bus to Reno carrying a packed lunch…

Tears, Experts and Big Battles

By Hank Sims on May 1, 2002

Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney’s lawsuit against three Oakland police officers and six FBI agents took on the color of a variety show during its…

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