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DEA-Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database

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DEA-Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database (now available as a weekly subscription – fee-based)

  • “The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database consists of records of more than one million individuals registered under the Act, including registrants doing business under their individual names rather than a business name. Registration under the Act enables physicians, related practitioners, other established health organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and others to prescribe and handle controlled substances. The database is used to credential practitioners as well as to certify a practitioner’s CSA status and is extremely useful to HMOs, clinics, health insurance, pharmaceutical, and medical services firms, and others who must verify that a practitioner is registered to handle controlled substances.”

    • Judicial Conduct and Disability Study Committee Report

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    Judicial Conduct and Disability Study Committee Report, A Report to the Chief Justice, September 2006 (188 pages, PDF). Press release: “The Committee and staff studied a sample consisting of approximately 700 complaint files drawn for the most part from about 2200 complaints terminated over a three year period (2001-2003). The members of the Committee established… Continue Reading

    Judicial Conference Moves to Enhance Judges' Accountability

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    Press release, September 19, 2006: “The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved two policies aimed at aiding and enhancing judges’ compliance with established ethical obligations. The Conference voted to require all federal courts to use conflict-checking computer software to identify cases in which judges may have a financial conflict of interest and should… Continue Reading

    Online Pathfinder to PACER

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    From Groklaw, this Guided PACER Tour [scroll down a bit from the top of the page] is a well documented, concise and user friendly pathfinder to a fee-based system whose interface presents challenges to novice and seasoned researchers alike. Continue Reading

    Latest E-Government Citizen Satisfaction Survey Indicates Downturn in Citizen Approval

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    ACSI e-Government Satisfaction Index, September 19, 2006 E-Gov Scores, September 2006 (xls) E-Gov Press Release, September 19, 2006: “Two transactional sites from Social Security Administration lead the Index again this quarter with a score of 87: the Internet Social Security Benefits Application site and the Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs site. This score… Continue Reading