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With All the Trouble at the Mexico Border, What’s the Holdup For a New DEA Chief?
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — There has been quite a bit of discussion about the surge of drug-related violence on the Mexican border, rightly so. There has also been quite a bit of discussion lately, thanks to a recent GAO study and congressional hearings, about whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration…
Ex-CIA Analyst Attacks FBI Dir. Mueller For Saying Torture Doesn’t Work
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Homeland to Crack Down on Employers Who Hire Illegal Immigrants
This new policy should be more effective than focusing on the illegal immigrants. But can ICE pull this off effectively? That is the real question. Ginger Thompson New York Times WASHINGTON – In an effort to crack down on illegal labor, the Department of Homeland Security intends to step up enforcement efforts against employers who…
Calif. Man Faces Fed Prison Time For Pointing Laser at Commercial Jet Pilots Landing at Airport
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A California man could get serious prison time after becoming the first person in the nation to be convicted at trial of pointing a laser at commercial planes as they were about to land. Dana Christian Welch, 37, of Orange County, was convicted last week by a federal jury in Los…
Miami Police Chief John Timoney Urges End to Fed Law Disparity Between Crack and Powdered Cocaine
BY JOHN F. TIMONEY Miami Police Chief For the Miami Herald MIAMI — Most people in the criminal-justice system are aware of a problem with the federal laws governing sentences for cocaine offenses — penalties for crack-cocaine offenses are much stiffer than sentences for powder cocaine. This undermines trust in the criminal-justice system, and it…
Washington Post Editorial Page Urges Confirmation of Dawn Johnsen to Head Justice Dept. Office of Legal Counsel
Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — HERE ARE some facts about Dawn E. Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC): She is a graduate of Yale Law School, spent roughly five years as legal director of the abortion rights group now known as NARAL Pro-Choice America, worked for…
Justice Wants to End Disparity in Sentencing Between Crack and Powdered Cocaine
This change has been a long time coming. The disparity in sentencing was a simple minded approach to a complicated issue that has plagued America’s inner cities where crack cocaine sales are most prevalent. There has to be a smarter approach to dealing with this problem that has lead to the deterioration of so many…
Sen. Specter’s Switch May Not Impact Appointments of Judges and U.S. Attorneys
When it comes to appointments of judges and U.S. Attorneys, not all that much may change simply because Sen. Arlen Specter has changed parties. He often exercised independence and is likely to continue on that path. David Ingram Legal Times WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party brings his new colleagues a…