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Introduction I. Cipa's History and Purposes II. The Asymmetrical Nature of the Government's Declassification Authority III. There Is no Basis for the Government's Selective Declassification of Fisa Intercepts, and the Practice Violates a Defendant's Fifth and Sixth Amendment Rights IV. The Courts' Recent Responses to the Inequities Created by the Government's Selective Exercise of its Declassification Authority V. Proposals for Reforming Cipa in Order to Eliminate the Government's Use of its Declassification Authority as a Sword to Gain Tactical Advantage over Defendants VI. Conclusion
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Ordinary Iraqis were drawing their own conclusion about what had happened in Basra. Abdul Hamid, a goldsmith, said over the phone from the city: "People here have seen that our government has no authority in Iraq. The British did not respect them when they smashed into the jail, so why should we respect our own leaders? Although the armed uprising against the occupation is currently confined to the five million Sunni Arabs, it is a mistake to think that the 15 to 16 million Shia Iraqis are enamored of the presence of foreign troops. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, their most influential leader, has refused since the invasion to meet American and British officials in Iraq. He has also argued consistently that the Shia should exercise their power through elections and not through armed s...
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says the federal government has nearly reached its borrowing limit - again. Treasury officials said Tuesday that the White House plans to request another $1.2 trillion in borrowing authority Friday. The increase is necessary, they say, because the government will be within $100 billion of its current limit by then.
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WASHINGTON - Government vehicle-safety regulators might seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks following Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles for safety problems. David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said Thursday his agency will take a "hard look" at the power it has to set safety standards for automakers. Current authority, acquired in the 1960s and 1970s, might not be enough to oversee the technology used in modern vehicles, he said.
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Physicians are appropriately on the front linas of medical care, and restricting their decision making ability will have disastrous implications for patients," said Governor [Eliot Spitzer]. "The federal government has a legal and ethical responsibility with respect to management of critical care and we are calling on President Bush to reverse this dangerous ruling and put patients first. If the federal government refuses to provide the leadership necessary, New York will consider litigation to ensure that individuals receive emergency health care services. Commissioner [Richard F. Daines, M.D.] said: "The definition of an emergency is printed on the certification form. We believe it is a grievous error to let an audit finding disallow an entire-range of emergency treatment. As a matt...
