Posting prepared by Matthew Micka Thursday, April 2, 2009 Mexican President Felipe Calderón is now deploying nearly 50% (45,000) of his nation’s combat ready troops to wage a war against his nation’s powerful drug traffickers, who supply an estimated 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. Retired army officers…
The Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration (SSA) has prepared an audit report, Fugitive Felons Serving As Representative Payees. March 2009. The Report consists of a review and analysis of representative payee issues within the SSA. To conduct the review, a file of fugitive records was…
The U.S. Justice Department moved on Wednesday April 1 to drop all charges in the case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. In a federal court on Wednesday Justice Department lawyers explained that in addition to earlier disclosures they discovered further evidence of misconduct that raised questions about the…
In a 75 page, 19 count indictment, prosecutors allege that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates sought illegal profits from the governor’s authority to award money and jobs in construction, legal work, consulting and investmentments. Included in the indictment are allegations that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates “schemed to auction off…
A Report of the Violence Policy Center* authored by Senior Policy Analyst Tom Diaz Introduction Mexico is under siege, its democratic governance is at risk. This report examines the role of the U.S. civilian gun market in the drug-related violence in Mexico that is creeping northward into the United States.…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 27, 2009: Law Practice Management Why WolfBlock Didn’t Merge to Survive Mar 24, 2009, 05:58 pm CDT Law Firms March Began With Mayhem, But Blistering Layoffs Pace is Slowing Mar 26, 2009, 01:34 pm CDT But not yet stopping: 125 Laid Off…
Case Discussed: U.S. v. Wellman, 2009 WL 37184 (S..D W. Va. 2009) From: Quinlan Law Enforcement E-News*, March 26, 2009. Search and Seizure in Cyberspace: Fourth Amendment issues abound in P2P child porn case The emergent nature of the Internet has caused the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and…
March 2009 Volume 2 Number 3. Social Networking Sites: How To Stay Safe From the Desk of David G. Badertscher The popularity of social networking sites–such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and others–has exploded in recent years, with usage in the United States increasing 93% since 2006, according to Netpop Research.…
On Monday March 23, 2009 the Obama administration presented the details of the Public-Private Invetment Program as a major initiative to help stimulate the U.S. economy. Below are links to four documents which were prepared to help introduce this program. Press Briefing by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Plans to…
March, 2009 Volume 21 Issue 2 LEAD ARTICLES: Strategies for Combating Anti-Gay Sentiment in the Courtroom by Sean Overland “This article describes the extent and nature of anti-gay sentiment, how it differs from racial bias, and how attorneys and jury consultants concerned about homophobia can combat anti-gay bias in the…