DHS OIG-09-25 – FEMA: In or Out?, February 2009: “In an effort to help focus and inform the current debate, we present in this white paper some of the important elements that should be considered when deciding FEMAs placement in the federal government.” Related postings on FEMA Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Impact of the Financial Services Meltdown on Global Economy And Private Equity Industry
Carlyle group presentation on the world financial crisis, 15 Oct 2008 [via Wikileaks – 80 pages, PDF] Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation
Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation: Julian Zegelman’s updated and revised research guide is intended to assist its users with research of Russian intellectual property law by a) describing the primary sources of intellectual property law in the Russian Federation; and b) listing a number of secondary sources that interpret and comment on… Continue Reading
OCC and OTS Expand Data Collection on Mortgage Performance
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision are expanding the scope of the mortgage performance data gathered from national banks and thrifts to include additional information on the affordability and sustainability of loan modifications. The additional data will show how loan modifications changed the total amount… Continue Reading
The Am Law 100 — A Work in Progress
“Here are preliminary, partial 2008 financial results for The Am Law 100, the highest-grossing firms in the United States. Gross revenue numbers are for legal work only and exclude disbursements. They are rounded to the nearest $500,000. Head counts are full-time equivalents, as of August 31, 2008. To be eligible for The Am Law 100,… Continue Reading
White House Posts American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
See this White House webpage which in turn links to the final version, published in the Congressional Record version (PDF) – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, inclusive of an online “form on the right to leave your comments, thoughts, and ideas.” Required data: email address and name. Comments are limited to 5,000… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – E-Discovery Update: Revisiting ESI Agreements and Court Orders
E-Discovery Update: Revisiting ESI Agreements and Court Orders – Conrad J. Jacoby focuses on the new requirement that litigants must meet early in a dispute to discuss the scope of discovery work to reach agreement on how best to proceed with the discovery of potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI). What happens, though, when fundamental… Continue Reading
Backgrounder, Database and Executive Order: Closing Guantanamo
Closing Guantanamo, Greg Bruno, Staff Writer, February 12, 2009. Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The Guantanamo Inmates: Who Are They? The Guantanamo Inmates: How to Try Them The Guantanamo Inmates: Where to Send Them Constitutional and Other Considerations See also The Guantánamo Docket – The Detainees: “Of the 779 people who have been detained at… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG: Removals Involving Illegal Alien Parents of United States Citizen Children
OIG-09-15 – Removals Involving Illegal Alien Parents of United States Citizen Children (PDF, 23 pages): “This report addresses the number of instances over the past 10 years in which the illegal alien parent of a United States citizen child was removed from the country. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant… Continue Reading
DHS OIG – Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (as required by Section 1001(3) of Public Law 107-56), Special Report, February 2009, Office of the Inspector General. Continue Reading
SEC Actions During Turmoil in Credit Markets
“The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. During the current turmoil in the credit markets, the SEC has worked closely with the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and other regulators in the U.S. and around the world to… Continue Reading
OMB Watch Report – The Bush Legacy
“The Bush Legacy, crafted by freelance writer and author Osha Gray Davidson, shows that attacks on a variety of common-sense regulations over the past eight years have taken a great toll on the United States and uses clear examples to document a wide range of activities, much of which occurred behind the scenes, away from… Continue Reading
