April 30, 2012
Time, and Location: 5:00 to 6:00 pm, Hulston Hall, Room 6, University of Missouri Campus
At the behest of the Bush Administration, Congress is debating a number of updates to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This long-standing law, passed in response to widespread abuses of executive power during the Nixon era, protects American citizens from being spied upon by the government. FISA strikes a balance between ensuring Americans’ rights to security in their communications and keeping our country safe from foreign threats.
One of the key characteristics of FISA is that it allows the government to engage in surveillance of
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April 30, 2012
A Discussion on Judicial Selection – Sept. 4th
Civil rights advocate William L. Taylor will speak on the increasingly important topic of judicial selection at the University of Missouri School of Law. Taylor’s talk, which will take place on Sept. 4 at 6 PM in the Hulston Hall courtroom, is hosted by the MU Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
Taylor is Director of the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan organization that monitors the civil rights practices of the federal government. A long-time advocate for civil rights, he was selected as
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April 30, 2012
For all the incoming 1Ls and transfer students, ACS would like to welcome you to Missouri with a happy hour on Thursday, August 21st at 5:00pm on the Heidelberg’s upstairs patio.
It’s a great opportunity to meet your classmates in a more laid back setting, unwind after orientation, and get to know some current 2Ls and 3Ls.
If you plan on attending, please RSVP here. You can also add this event to your calendar by importing this file into iCal, Outlook, etc.
Also, keep an eye out for announcements here regarding our fall semester programming and upcoming social
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April 30, 2012
No criminal prosecutions are planned for former Justice Department officials accused of allowing politics to influence the hiring of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers…
[Mukasey] told delegates to the American Bar Association annual meeting, “Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. In this instance, the two joint reports found only violations of the civil service laws.”
Other intrusions of Bush administration politics into department hirings and firings remain under investigation. Justice officials say the attorney general’s remarks do not preclude criminal prosecutions if wrongdoing is found in the firing of nine U.S.
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