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JW VICTORY: COURT RULES AGAINST JANET RENO Janet Reno tried every legal trick in the book to avoid Judicial Watch and its lawsuit on behalf of Elian's Miami relatives. But U.S. District Judge Michael Moore would not be fooled. On October 3, Judge Moore denied Reno's claim that she should enjoy immunity from any personal liability for the harm that resulted from "the raid." JW's case will now proceed as plans are already in motion to bring Reno in for deposition. "A reasonable officer in Reno's position would know that the law forbade her from directing the execution of a warrant in a manner that called for unjustified force against bystanders," the judge ruled. Judicial Watch represents 52 Cuban Americans who were gassed and beaten by Janet Reno's storm troopers as they extracted Elian from the home of his Miami relatives in order to return him to Fidel Castro's Communist Cuba. Among those represented by Judicial Watch is Donato Dalrymple, the man who saved Elian. Mr. Dalrymple had machine guns shoved in his face while Elian was violently ripped from his arms by government agents. In addition to its case against Reno for the Elian raid, Judicial Watch has other legal actions pending against the former Attorney General, who recently announced her intention to run for Governor of Florida. Judicial Watch uncovered blatant prejudice and abuse against Cuban Americans within Reno's Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). According to a whistleblower from within the INS, federal agents not only made disparaging remarks about Cuban-Americans, but they also "joked" about shooting Elian. "Janet Reno can run for Governor, as is her right," said JW President Tom Fitton. "But she can't run from the law or from Judicial Watch."
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