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Senate Republican Policy Committee Policy Paper: The Meaning and Impact of the Supreme Court’s Hamdan Decision (9 pages, PDF), July 11, 2006. “…three areas that may require Congressional response include, but are not limited to, the structure and procedures used to try combatants, the application of the Detainee Treatment Act’s habeas corpus procedures to pending …
H.R.5739 – To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Ron Paul [TX-14] (introduced 6/29/2006) “We the People Act – Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on any judicial decision involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the …
U.S. Sentencing Commission’s 2005 Annual Report – The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s 2005 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments. The 2005 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics has national sentencing data and more. See also Federal Sentencing Statistics by State, District, and Circuit
Press release: “In Manhattan, the public will have free remote access to a virtual file of civil cases in Supreme Court, including pleadings, preliminary conference and other case-management orders, requests for judicial intervention, notes of issue, orders to show cause and notices of motion. (Due to volume, affidavits, exhibits and other supporting motion papers will …
IN RE: SEARCH OF RAYBURN HOUSE BUILDING ROOM NO. 2113, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515, July 10, 2006: “A federal judge rules that the FBI’s search of Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson’s House office pursuant to a court-ordered search warrant was constitutional, and denies a motion seeking to enjoin FBI agents and the U.S. Department of Justice …
“This 2006 electronic edition of the Capital Punishment Handbook has been revised and updated. It is current through March 10, 2006. Although the handbook is intended to be a comprehensive annotation of helpful and applicable capital habeas law, the handbook does not contain all opinions issued in habeas corpus cases. The handbook is a reference …
Transcript of Teleconference with Senior Officials Regarding Supreme Court’s Ruling in the Hamdan Case, June 30, 2006.
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: Start of Hurricane Season Finds Courts Learning from Past Agencies make [Continuity of Operations] COOP, disaster recovery even higher priorities
Press release, The Third Branch: “A long-term study of what impact the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) is having on the federal courts has produced its first interim progress report, one that shows that the number of class action cases dramatically increased in three busy district courts since the early 1990s.” “This interim …
Press release: “Beginning June 26, 2006 customers will be able to order copies of Court Records from a NARA Federal Records Center using Order Online!, the National Archives’ online ordering web site. Order Online! provides an easy and convenient method for customers to request reproductions of certain records and pay for these orders with most …
County Clerk to Temporarily Halt Online Posting of Public Records, June 19, 2006: ” Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir announced today that her office will temporarily halt publishing public records on the Internet. DeBeauvoir said her commitment to protecting individual personal data outweighs the convenience of accessing records online. DeBeauvoir stressed the public records will …
AP reports on an impending agreement between Congress and the White House on legislation incorporating language on the government’s domestic surveillance program into law.
