Day archives: December 21st, 2012

TRAC – Deportation Orders Historically Low

“The latest available data from the Immigration Courts show a continued decline in requests for deportation orders made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. According to case-by-case records analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), there were 14,296 new ICE filings for deportation orders during November 2012, down 5.7 percent from the previous …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

Recent Developments in Tri-Party Repo Reform

Recent Developments in Tri-Party Repo Reform: “The Federal Reserve will continue to collaborate with other supervisors and regulators in monitoring the consistent adoption of clearing bank changes and associated changes in market practices by both the dealer and investor participants in the tri-party repo market. The Federal Reserve views as an important priority the implementation …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework

The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework, Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney. December 17, 2012 “The publication of secret information by WikiLeaks and multiple media outlets, followed by news coverage of leaks involving high-profile national security operations, has heightened interest in the legal framework that governs security classification and declassification, access to classified information, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Gun Laws Matter 2012: Understanding the Link Between Weak Laws and Gun Violence

“We hear stories of gun violence every day. Domestic disputes turning deadly. Street crimes taking the lives of innocent people. Mass shootings wreaking havoc in our public spaces. Suicides and fatal accidents devastating families across the country. The unrelenting toll of America’s gun violence epidemic leaves 100,000 people injured or killed every year in communities …

Subjects: Government Documents