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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Senator Posts Daily Schedule Online
Montana Senator Jon Tester’s schedule. Continue Reading
Commentary on Military Commissions Act of 2006 and Fairness Standard
Hass, Douglas A., “Crafting Military Commissions Post-Hamdan: The Military Commissions Act of 2006”. Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 82, Spring 2007 Available at SSRN. “This Note summarizes whether terrorist attacks implicate the laws of war, what protections are due parties detained in the War on Terror, and concludes that only the laws applicable to non-international armed… Continue Reading
Request for Hearings on Global Climate Change
“Chairman Dingell and Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Chairman Boucher send a memorandum to Democratic Members of the Committee regarding the Committee’s plan to hold hearings on the critical issue of global climate change,” January 17, 2007. Continue Reading
State Dept. Guide to Benefits of Trade
Benefits of Trade – Costs of Protectionism – EJournal – U.S. Department of State, January 2007. Continue Reading
Manual for Military Commissions in Implementation of the Military Commissions Act of 2006
Manaul for Military Commissions released by the Department of Defense, January 18, 2007 (238 pages, PDF)[Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-366, 120 Stat. 2600 (Oct. 17, 2006)] Part I Preamble Part II Rules for Military Commissions Part III Military Commission Rules of Evidence Part IV Crimes and… Continue Reading
NY City Mayor Bloomberg's 2007 State of the City Address Included Digital Crime Fighting With Citizen Support
NY City Mayor Bloomberg’s 2007 State of the City Address, delivered January 17, 2007: “This year, we’ll begin a revolutionary innovation in crime-fighting: Equipping “911” call centers to receive digital images and videos New Yorkers send from cell phones and computers something no other city in the world is doing. If you see a crime… Continue Reading
Bloggers Abroad Face Government Retaliation
BBC News: Iranian bloggers on web restrictions Washington Post: Accused Egyptian Blogger Stands Trial Malaysia Newspaper Sues Two Bloggers Continue Reading
NY Governor Spitzer Promotes Open Government
Governor Eliot Spitzer, Executive Order: Promotion of Public Access to Government Decisionmaking “By March 1, 2007, every agency and public authority shall submit to the Secretary to the Governor a plan that: (a) identifies all meetings of such agency or authority that are subject to the Open Meetings Law; and (b) specifies a timetable for… Continue Reading
Mayors Present 10-Point Plan to Pelosi on Issues Impacting Cities
Mayors’ 10-Point Plan, released January 12, 2007. Continue Reading
Greenpeace: Global Status of Genetically Engineered Crops
Global Status of Genetically Engineered Crops, January 18, 2007. Continue Reading
Oversight of Domestic Surveillance Program Shifts to Secret Court
In a letter today to Senators Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter, Chairman and Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Gonzales stated, “…a Judge of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) issued orders authorizing the Government to target for collection international communications into or out of the United States where there is a probable cause… Continue Reading
