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NEW RESOURCES |
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U.S. Supreme Court Criminal Cases |
Each year the Criminal Justice Section monitors the
criminal law opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Section provides timely
summaries of criminal law decisions as well as links to the actual opinions.
The cases in this issue, from the 2005 and 2004 terms, are presented in
chronological order. |
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Major Legislation of Interest to Lawyers (see page 10 for Criminal Cases) |
The January 2006 edition of the ABA
Washington Letter is the annual "Major Legislation of Interest to
Lawyers," a chart highlighting action during the First Session of the
109th Congress on |
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Georgia
Death Penalty Assessment Report |
To assess fairness and accuracy in
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NEW BOOK: The Criminal Lawyer’s Guide to Immigration
Law: Questions and Answers, Second Edition by Robert James McWhirter |
Presented in a question and answer
format, this concise guide focuses on the criminal lawyer’s most common
questions about immigration law and representing noncitizens. For orders, please contact
800-285-2221. Mention product code 5090100. |
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NEW ENTITY: ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions |
For more information,
contact April Frazier at cecs@abanet.org or 202/662-1508. |
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CJ Section
Newsletter (Winter 2006) Criminal
Justice Magazine (Winter 2006) |
Misplaced CJ Section Newsletter or Criminal
Justice Magazine? Just click on the link
and view it on your screen. (Access for members of
the CJS.) |
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NEW CJS COMMITTEES |
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Homeland Security and Emergency
Response |
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See other CJ Section Committees |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Criminal Justice Section Midyear
Meeting The Criminal Justice
Section Midyear Meeting will feature two CLE programs entitled, “Sex Trafficking
and Alternatives to Secure Detention,” and “Roper v. Simmons.” |
February 10-12, 2006 Hyatt Regency (co-sponsored program) |
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National Institute: White Collar Crime The 20th year anniversary of this
National Institute will again bring together judges, federal, state, and
local prosecutors, other law enforcement officials, defense attorneys,
corporate in-house counsel, and members of the academic community to discuss
timely issues of concern to white collar practitioners. |
March 2-3, 2006 Westin St. Francis Sponsored by the |
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Rethinking Crime and Punishment in
America: Report from the ABA Justice Kennedy Commission |
March 8, 2006 University of |
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Criminal Justice Section Spring Meeting A CLE Program, Human Trafficking –
Forced Labor, and Reception will be held April 27 at the San
Francisco Federal Courthouse. Join
prosecutors, defense lawyers, academics, judges and others involved in
criminal law for another CLE Program, Friday, at the Napa Valley Marriott
Hotel and Spa that will focus on the latest updates regarding DNA. (The CJS Council will be meeting.) |
April 27, 2006 April 28-30, 2006 Napa Valley Marriott Hotel &
Spa |
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Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting
Criminal Justice Section CLE programs include
“Military Tribunals Begin: National Security Champions, the International
Legal Community and Individual Rights Advocates Respond”; “Deferred
Prosecution Agreements: An Effective
Way to Punish Corporate Misconduct or the End of the Adversary
System?/Attorney Client Privilege in a Corporate Setting.” (The CJS Council will be meeting) |
August 3-6, 2006 CLE Programs: The CJ Section Meetings: Hyatt Regency |
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The American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section |