Follow-up to previous postings on the Military Commissions Act of 2006, see this ABA Journal article, DOJ proposes new limits on lawyer access to detainees, data.
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Daily Archives: November 3, 2006
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Backgrounders on Upcoming SCOTUS Cases on Abortion
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: “Two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act have reached the Supreme Court, with arguments scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8.” Legal backgrounder of issues in the cases Fact sheet surveying abortion laws around the world Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life… Continue Reading
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Funding Provision in FY 2007 Defense Authorization
House Armed Services Committee Chair Rep. Duncan Hunter today released two documents in reference to the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction funding. Background Memo: The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Funding Provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2007, Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Armed… Continue Reading
Bureau of Labor Statistics Issues Employment Data
Commissioner’s Statement on the Employment Situation, 11/03/2006 Employment Situation, 11/03/2006 Productivity and Costs, 11/02/2006 Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly), 11/01/2006 Related government documents: November 3, 2006 – Is That All There Is? The Bush Economic Record From the Perspective of Working Families, Prepared by the Minority Staff of the Joint Economic Committee November 3,… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Office of Disaster Assistance FY 2006 Oversight Audits on Katrina
Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, City of Houston, TX, FEMA Disaster No. EM-3216-TX, Report No. GC-TX-06-58 (PDF, 6 pages) Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, Congressional Inquiry, Contingency Payment of Contractors in St. Tammany Parish, LA, Report No. GC-LA-06-57 (PDF, 3 pages) Interim Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, City of New Orleans, LA, FEMA Disaster No.… Continue Reading
Updated OFAC Watch List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of the Treasury list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, October 31, 2006. Continue Reading
