U.S. Courts: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts totaled 1,042,993 for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, up more than 30 percent when compared to the 801,269 filings in Fiscal Year 2007, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The September 2008 filings are the highest of any… Continue Reading
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SEC Charges Bernard L. Madoff for Multi-Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
SEC press release FBI press release ECF U.S. District Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Foley Square), CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:08-cv-10791-LLS. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Madoff et al, Assigned to: Judge Louis L. Stanton. Cause: 15:77 Securities Fraud Continue Reading
PACER System 20 Years Old
News release: “In 2008, the Electronic Public Access (EPA) Program celebrates its own coming of age after two decades of expansion and service. Back in September 1988, the Judicial Conference authorized an experimental program of electronic access for the public to court information in one or more district, bankruptcy, or appellate courts in which the… Continue Reading
Unsealed Court Records and Documents Related to the Anthrax Investigation of Dr. Steven Hatfill
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Anthrax Case Documents. Amerithrax Investigation Continue Reading
DOJ Data on Federal Prosecutions for August 2008
TRAC news release: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that in August 2008 the government reported 13,566 new prosecutions. While down slightly (2.3%) from the previous month, this number is still 43% higher than a year ago. The overall growth in federal prosecutions is largely driven by continuing increases in immigration matters,… Continue Reading
Data Shows an Increase in Mercury Emissions at Power Plants
News release: In the wake of a February 2008 appeals court decision striking down weak regulations proposed by the Bush Administrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project finds that the top 50 most polluting power plants In the U.S. emitted 20 tons of the dangerous neurotoxin mercury into… Continue Reading
Court Orders Halt to Sale of Spyware
“Following an EPIC complaint, a federal court has ordered CyberSpy Software to stop selling malicious computer software. In March, EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that the spyware purveyor engages in unfair and deceptive practices by: (1) promoting illegal surveillance; (2) encouraging “Trojan Horse” email attacks; and (3) failing to warn… Continue Reading
Court Rules In Favor of Effort to Recover White House Emails Before Transition
News release: “A court ruled today that the National Security Archive may proceed with its effort to force the White House to recover millions of Bush Administration Executive Office of the President (EOP) e-mail records before the presidential transition. Rejecting the government’s motion to dismiss the Archive’s lawsuit, the Court ruled that the Federal Records… Continue Reading
Report on Federal Escape Offenses in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007
Report on Federal Escape Offenses in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: “In response to a suggestion in a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, United States v. Chambers, 473 F.3d 724 (7th Cir. 2007), cert. granted, __ U.S. __ , 128 S. Ct. 2046 (2008), the United States Sentencing… Continue Reading
District Court Rules in Favor of Media Group in CIA FOIA Decision
News release: “In a striking rebuke to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Judge Gladys Kessler of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday rejected the CIA’s view that it – and not journalists – has the right to determine which Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are newsworthy. Reconsidering its earlier… Continue Reading
Court Orders Government to Submit Warrantless Surveillance Legal Opinions for Judicial Review
“In EPIC v. DOJ, EPIC, the ACLU, and the National Security Archive are seeking government documents regarding the President’s warrantless wiretapping program. Today, a federal court ordered the Department of Justice to provide for inspection copies of legal memos authored by government lawyers. The opinions, prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel, provided the legal… Continue Reading
DOJ: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Prosecutions During the Past Two Years
Fact Sheet: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Prosecutions During the Past Two Years – “…a snapshot of some of the major export and embargo-related criminal prosecutions handled by the Justice Department over the past two years, beginning in October 2006. These cases resulted from investigations by the Department of Homeland Securitys U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Continue Reading
