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PETER J. SCHAFFER, Attorney at Law devotes his practice to New York State criminal defense, the defense of all federal criminal cases, and representing victims of false arrest and the use of excessive force by law enforcement (“police brutality”) . Mr. Schaffer uses the knowledge and skills he has developed over the past twenty-two years of trial work to help his clients achieve the best result in every case he defends. Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:53:25

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HOLDER HEARING: Senate Grills Holder on Wiretapping and FISA

In addition to Guantanamo Bay and torture, the big topics of the day seems to be warrant-less surveillance and Federal Intelligence and Surveillance ... of the criminal law, duly enacted statutes, that may have been on the books for many years while acting as commander and chief? Holder: The president, as I’ve said, is not above the law, has a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:37:00

New Berkeley Law Study Finds Enforcement of Immigration Laws Led to Racial Profiling

Berkeley, CA—September 16, 2009… A Hispanic community in a small southern city that lived in fear of police after a spike in arrests now has evidence that it was unjustly targeted to enforce federal immigration laws. A new analysis of arrest data shows that police in Irving, Texas arrested Hispanics in far greater numbers for petty offenses as part of a federal Criminal Alien Program (CAP) to deport serious offenders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 19:15:35

January 15 roundup

Judge Posner’s patience snaps in a class action: the case “is an example of the typical pathology of class action litigation, ... News and again Erosion of mens rea prerequisite in criminal law should alarm all of us across left-right lines Doug Berman on John Hasnas WLF paper “Federal drain law forces pool closings” Boston [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:25:54

U.S. troops prepared to fight drug lords

More on this troubling post regarding the spiraling chaos occurring in neighboring Mexico. The problem has become so acute that U.S ... of exceeding the ability of state, local and federal law enforcement agencies in both countries ... cartels are fighting back to protect their very lucrative criminal livelihood." USNORTHCOM also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:41:24

AG Holder Would Review Bush Administration Decision to NOT Prosecute Schlozman

If he's confirmed, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder told the U.S ... , the DoJ's Inspector General found, broke federal law and custom vis a vis his hiring practices of only ... charges, criminal charges. ... I have not had a chance to read the report, Senator, and yet I have read [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:33:23

Hutchison: Allow cell phone jammers in prisons

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rep. Kevin Brady have filed legislation to prevent prison inmates from using smuggled cell phones -- following an ... . The devices are currently illegal under federal law, in order to ensure 911 and other emergency calls can get through. "This legislation will fight criminal enterprises behind bars and protect innocent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:23:07

News roundup: Israel hits U.N. building; D.C. braces for inauguration

Good morning. It's Thursday. Here's what's making news right now: Gaza: Israel shelled a United Nations building in the Gaza Strip, ... the "security net" that federal and local law-enforcement agencies are placing over Washington next week for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president. “We worry about normal criminal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:02:09

Pre-Gaming the Holder Hearing — A Peek at His Opening Remarks

While the current Attorney General will spend his last couple days in office handling a pressing matter for a local federal judge, Eric Holder, ... administration’s terrorism tactics that some critics believe violated the law. He also noted pressure ... weapon in white-collar criminal investigations,” resulting in a ” ‘culture of waiver’ in which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:56:21

How About Them Witch-hunts?

... and what Catlin had said: He Catlin said it was another matter when looking at federal criminal law ... criminal law that say: Hey, these substances are definitely steroids. And then there’s a catchall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:59:07

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