Articles in Channel: Civil Rights & Privacy Law

Dan Michaluk

Dan Michaluk
November 21, 2008 20:35

On November 18th, the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in which allegations of spoliation were made. The outcome is not remarkable, as the claim was based on the routine destruction of records pursuant to policy before litigation was reasonably contemplated. In a testament to...

Mortgage Fraud Sends Defendant To Prison For 135 Months

Chuck Peterson
November 21, 2008 19:43

If you think that white colar crime results in a slap on the wrist, consider the recent sentencing decision in a case of mortgage fraud, in Georgia.  The Georgia United States Attorney reports that last week Adriene Newby-Allen was sentenced to 135 months imprisonment and ordered to pay...

AZ-Sen, MN-07, SD-AL: Potential Obama Appointments And Their Electoral Ramifications

Daily Kos <>
November 21, 2008 18:50

SusanG reported earlier, via the Washington Post, that Arizona's Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano is President-elect Obama's pick to serve as the next head of the Department of Homeland Security. Napolitano is a solid pick on the merits, and should be easily confirmed. For party building,...

Media reaction to Waxman-Dingell?

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November 21, 2008 18:05

Just prior to the vote on Joe Lieberman's Homeland Security chairmanship, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza followed with a story that drew considerable notice for this quote: Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly: "The left has...

Post-Responsibility

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November 21, 2008 17:11

In this post-partisan world, I know we're not supposed to be judgmental. But that darn GAC took a look at the billions spent by the Department of Homeland Security, and this (.pdf) is what they found. Billions Invested in Major Programs Lack Appropriate Oversight Of 48 major investments...

Cooking the polls

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November 21, 2008 16:15

So yesterday, in the midst of some friendly jousting between my friend Jerome Armstrong and I, he made a serious accusation against pollster Research 2000's daily tracking poll. I will give R2K the "Zogby Award" for 2008. This is the award that goes to the pollster that, given the final result,...

Waxman's win leaves Gov't Oversight chair vacant

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November 21, 2008 15:30

You can't chair two committees. Them's the rules. So now that Henry Waxman has succeeded in wresting control of the Energy & Commerce Committee from John Dingell (a victory which Dingell has, in conciliatory fashion, congratulated Waxman), the chairmanship of the Oversight panel that Waxman...

Senators Pay Tribute To Convicted Felon

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November 21, 2008 14:45

Watch the U.S. Senate give convicted felon Ted Stevens a standing ovation. And here's Harry Reid's contribution to the love-fest: I rise to say farewell to our distinguished colleague, the senior senator from the state of Alaska. For Ted Stevens, public service has been more than a career....

Musings Over Morning Coffee

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November 21, 2008 12:40

Stories That Never Grow Old. One of the remarkable things about this gap between when Obama won – an across the board rejection of Bush, conservative and Republican politics – and when Obama takes over is the fear it engenders in those with a stake in "more of the same". Guiltier than...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

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November 21, 2008 12:10

TGIF! Pundits love Fridays! Paul Krugman: There are some disturbing parallels between 2008 and 1932, and one disturbing one is the gap between when the discredited Bush leaves and the new folks take over. David Brooks: And yet as much as I want to resent these overeducated Achievatrons (not to...