Author: United States. Office of the Chief Immigration JudgePublisher:
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Category : Emigration and immigration law
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Operating policies and procedures memoranda
Author: United States. Office of the Chief Immigration JudgePublisher:
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Category : Emigration and immigration law
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
General Ashcroft
Author: N. V. BakerPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Reviled as a fascist and zealot by libertarians and liberals but praised as a great patriot and devout man of God by many conservatives, John Ashcroft may have been the most powerful and polarizing attorney general in our nation's history. Looking past such oversimplified stereotypes, Nancy Baker offers the first in-depth study of Ashcroft's controversial tenure as attorney general-and as domestic commander in our campaign against global terrorism. Addressing new concerns about challenges to civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, Baker provides a critical assessment of Ashcroft's impact on national life within the context of an enormous expansion of presidential power. Baker depicts a man who even before 9/11 was in search of a mission and then found it in the "War on Terror." She explores how Ashcroft's counterterrorism actions eroded checks on executive power, arguing that the attorney general used both the formal and informal powers of his office to expand executive and law enforcement authority—and did so at the additional expense of criminal procedural rights, privacy rights, and government transparency. Baker tells how the war against terrorism, the unique legal policy role of the attorney general, and Ashcroft's presence in that office dramatically expanded the power and impact of executive power in domestic affairs. She identifies Ashcroft's rhetorical tactics that set his actions at odds with the public interest—such as browbeating critics and marginalizing dissent—and challenges the success claimed by Ashcroft and his supporters in safeguarding America by documenting the Justice Department's lack of effectiveness in key prosecutions. She also includes an enlightening analysis of the Patriot Act and its implications for both civil liberties and government power. By documenting the ongoing importance of Ashcroft's legacy—a legacy now continued by Alberto Gonzalez—Baker shows how he dramatically changed the office and disrupted our constitutional system of divided and checked powers. Her close scrutiny of Ashcroft's actions vividly highlights the role that an attorney general can play in shaping presidential power during national crises and provides a cautionary tale for anyone eager to protect our civil liberties.
Research Memorandum
Author: Rand CorporationPublisher:
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Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of DelegatesPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Charter, Articles of Organization and Procedures, Memorandum of Understanding, Selection of PSIAC Chairmanship
Author: Pacific Southwest Inter-agency CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
NASA Technical Memorandum
Author: Report to the Congress of the United States on Urban Transportation Policies & Activities
Author: United States. Dept. of TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Urban transportation policy
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Attorney General's Memorandum on the Public Information Section of the Administrative Procedure Act
Author: United States. Department of JusticePublisher:
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Category : Government information
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Staff Memorandum on International Lending and Guaranty Programs. Committee Print... 88-2..., December 21, 1964
Author: United States. Congress. House. Foreign AffairsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The McNulty Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel on Corporate Investigations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityPublisher: Office of the Federal Register
ISBN: 9780160793196
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government.