Pubdate: Thu, 08 May 2003 Source: Las Vegas Mercury (NV) Copyright: 2003 Las Vegas Mercury Contact: http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2595 Author: AK Cited: Marijuana Policy Project ( www.mpp.org ) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?162 (Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/props.htm (Ballot Initiatives) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?163 (Question 9 (NV)) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/walters.htm (Walters, John) Note: Non-drug policy content snipped QUICK AND DIRTY: A NOTEBOOK OF NEWS AND POLITICS And Another Thing... Damn, the Marijuana Policy Project people are on a rampage. Still trying to persuade the Nevada attorney general's office to go after drug czar John Walters for violating state campaign finance laws when he stumped against Question 9 last year, the MPP says it continues to dig up Supreme Court case after Supreme Court case supporting its position that Walters broke the rules. The latest from the library, courtesy of MPP director of government relations Steve Fox: 1920's Johnson vs. State of Maryland, which holds that federal employees--in this case, a Sunday-driving postal worker--aren't completely immune to state laws. Gee, sounds like someone's hitting the books for an upcoming court battle.--AK - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart