Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program

Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program
Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1437916988

Describes the Dept. of Justice (DoJ) investigation concerning whether the political or ideological affiliations of applicants were improperly considered in the selection of candidates for the Attorney General¿s Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) from 2002 to 2006. The Honors Program is a highly competitive hiring program for entry-level attorneys in the DoJ, while the SLIP is a competitive paid summer internship program in the DoJ. Allegations regarding the politicization of the Honors Program and SLIP hiring process received widespread public attention in April 2007 due to a letter to Congress anonymously signed by ¿A Group of Concerned DoJ Employees.¿ Charts.

Driven from Home

Driven from Home
Author: David Hollenbach, SJ
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2010-04-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1589016793

Throughout human history people have been driven from their homes by wars, unjust treatment, earthquakes, and hurricanes. The reality of forced migration is not new, nor is awareness of the suffering of the displaced a recent discovery. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that at the end of 2007 there were 67 million persons in the world who had been forcibly displaced from their homes—including more than 16 million people who had to flee across an international border for fear of being persecuted due to race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion. Driven from Home advances the discussion on how best to protect and assist the growing number of persons who have been forced from their homes and proposes a human rights framework to guide political and policy responses to forced migration. This thought-provoking volume brings together contributors from several disciplines, including international affairs, law, ethics, economics, and theology, to advocate for better responses to protect the global community’s most vulnerable citizens.

Stanford Law Review: Volume 63, Issue 2 - January 2011

Stanford Law Review: Volume 63, Issue 2 - January 2011
Author: Stanford Law Review
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-02-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1610270495

One of the most-read law journals adds a true ebook edition to its worldwide distribution, becoming the first general interest law review to do so. This current issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by such recognized scholars as Kenneth Bamberger, Deirdre Mulligan, Judge Richard Posner, Albert Yoon, Cynthia Estland, and Norman Spaulding. Volume 63, Issue 2's contents are: "Privacy on the Books and on the Ground," by Kenneth A. Bamberger & Deirdre K. Mulligan "What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation," by Richard A. Posner & Albert H. Yoon "Just the Facts: The Case for Workplace Transparency," by Cynthia Estlund Essay, "Independence and Experimentalism in the Department of Justice," by Norman W. Spaulding Note, "The 'Benefit' of Spying: Defining the Boundaries of Economic Espionage under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996" In the new ebook edition, the footnotes, graphs, and tables of contents (including those for individual articles) are fully linked, properly scaled, and functional; the original note numbering is retained; and the issue is properly formatted.

Reining in the Imperial Presidency

Reining in the Imperial Presidency
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Majority Staff
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437915701

Documents the various abuses that occurred during the Bush Admin. relating to the House Judiciary Committee¿s review and jurisdiction, and to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to prevent the recurrence of these or similar abuses in the future. Contents: Preface: ¿Deconstructing the Imperial Presidency,¿ which describes and critiques the key war power memos that gave rise to the concept of broad-based, unreviewable, and secret presidential powers in time of war. Also describes specific abuses of the Imperial Presidency relating to Judiciary Comm. inquiries. Includes a comprehensive set of 47 policy recommendations designed to respond to the abuses and excesses of the Bush Imperial Presidency.

Change for America

Change for America
Author: Mark J. Green
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0465013872

Contributors representing two of the nation's most widely respected think tanks provide an agency-by-agency blueprint for building a new administration and rebuilding America.