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Hamid Hayat Released from Federal Prison

August 19, 2019 5:03 amAugust 18, 2019 8:29 pm

Hamid Hayat, convicted in 2006 on a series of terrorism charges, was released from federal prison on August 9 after his conviction and sentence were vacated by federal judge Garland Burrell, the same judge who convicted the Lodi man in...

Convicted California Terrorist to Go Free

August 1, 2019 7:42 amAugust 1, 2019 7:49 am

Sacramento-based federal Judge Garland E. Burrell has vacated the conviction of Lodi man Hamid Hayat, convicted in 2006, as the U.S. Department of Justice explained, “in connection with a series of terrorism charges related to his 2003/2004 attendance at a...

Exec Director of CAIR Delivers Daily Prayer in California Senate

May 28, 2019 3:27 pmMay 28, 2019 4:00 pm

Every session in the California State Senate opens with a prayer by the Senate Chaplain, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Tuesday May 28, instead of Sister Michelle Gorman offering the daily prayer, the prayer was given by Basim Elkarra,...