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On January 3, 2006 Jeffrey H. Smith, a former General Counsel of the CIA and a former General Counsel of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a 16 page memorandum to the Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, addressing the legal authorities regarding warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons. His conclusion – “The …
The Environmental Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito (6 pages, PDF, January 06, 2006 Summary: “The nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to serve on the Supreme Court has prompted close scrutiny of his judicial opinions during 15 years as an appellate judge. A review of the 34 opinions in environmental cases in which Judge …
Searches and Seizures in a Digital World, by Orin S. Kerr (55 pages, PDF)
“The National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI) launches a groundbreaking web portal that provides more than 15,000 web entries of informational resources on issues related to human trafficking and modern-day slavery from around the world.”
Agency Reports on Violations of the Antideficiency Act: GAO has created this database in carrying out the statutory requirement in section 1401 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. No. 108-447 [658 pages, PDF), 118 Stat. 2809, 3192 (Dec. 8, 2004). “The database currently lists reports received by GAO in FY 2005. Interested persons …
Press release: “Today in his rounds of questioning Judge Alito, Senator Edward M. Kennedy pressed Judge Alito on his commitment to equal justice under the law by raising his membership in a radical anti-women, anti-minority alumni organization [Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP)] and several rulings on key cases involving individual rights.” [press release includes supporting …
OMB Watch: “Citizens for Sensible Safeguards, a coalition of labor, consumer, and other public interest organizations, filed comments (29 pages, PDF) Jan. 9 on OMB’s Proposed Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices. The bulletin purports to make agency guidance documents “more transparent, consistent, and accountable” by setting new requirements that include high-level review by senior agency …
Following up on the series of references that were noted in my posting yesterday, news today that President Bush has apparently dropped his opposition to congressional hearings on the controversial domestic surveillance program about which news has appeared almost every day for the past month. Related reference on the upcoming hearings: President Participates in Discussion …
Following up on my November 11, 2005 posting, EPA Proposes To Limit Public Access to Pollution Release Inventory, see this new report from OMB Watch, Dismantling the Public’s Right to Know: EPA’s Systematic Weakening of the Toxics Release Inventory (16 pages, PDF): “The report details how under the Bush administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
From the U.S. Courts, Legal Term Glossary Newly Available: “Stumped by a legal term? An updated glossary of legal terms encountered in the various federal courts is now included on this web site.”
After a series of Congressional calls for hearings and investigations into the administration’s controversial post 9/11 domestic surveillance program, news today from several sources confirming that probes have indeed been launched, and hearings scheduled. Questions remain as to when, and if, the conclusions will be made public. Additionally, ABC News reports that former NSA “insider” …
Washington Post: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito’s Nomination to the Supreme Court, Part I of II, Courtesy FDCH e-Media, Monday, January 9, 2006; 12:59 PM. Read below the opening statements of the first thirteen senators’ opening statements. The final statements, and Judge Alito’s opening statement, can be found in Part II …
