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CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Stephen
Saltzburg
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The Criminal
Justice Section provides thoughtful balanced criminal justice policy by
bringing together defenders, judges, academics, prosecutors, correction
officials and others. On Nov. 2, the Criminal Justice Section 2007 Fall Conference in Washington, DC – which will focus on the often
utilized but seldom carefully examined process of plea negotiating – will
serve as a gathering place for criminal justice professionals to focus on
issues critical to the field.
During Friday
night’s CLE Reception, The Charles English Award will be presented to the Guantanamo JAG Defense Bar who have served
or are still serving as defense counsel for Guantanamo detainees. The Minister of Justice Award will be presented to Lt. Col. Stuart V. Couch who decided not to
bring charges in a terrorism case because of his belief that the evidence
in the case was tainted by torture.
We hope you
will join us not only for the CLE, but also for the Section Committee and Council meetings on November 3-4, where criminal justice policies such as Vigorous
Enforcement of Crimes Against the Elderly, Sentencing Mitigation for Young
Offenders, Prosecutor responsibilities when Presented with Evidence of
Convicted Defendant Innocence, Criminal Record Policy, Sealing and
Expungement, Proposed Guidelines Governing Contacts With Employees of a
Business Organization and other issues will be discussed.
See the new Criminal Justice Section
Leadership, 2007-2008
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NEWS…
Policy Update (a summary of current CJS policy initiatives, including
policy approved by the ABA House of Delegates in Aug. 2007)
Committee Goals, 2007-2008
White Collar Crime Committee
Newsletter (new edition)
Legislative Update
Highlights and Photos from the 2007 Annual Meeting in SF
Dred Scott!
150 Years Later (multi-media highlight of a CLE program from the
SF annual meeting)
Criminal Justice Section Annual Report, 2006-2007
Weekly Criminal Justice News Round-Up
UPCOMING EVENTSgg
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Criminal Justice
Section 2007 Fall Meeting
Washington, DC, November 1-4
Ethics and Professionalism in Plea Negotiations: Best Practices and
Worst Pitfalls (CLE: Nov. 2)
Plea negotiating is the oft-used (over 90% of criminal cases result
in a plea) but seldom-examined process of dispensing with criminal cases.
This conference will bring together experts and practitioners to examine
ethical and professionalism issues raised by the process and to identify
best practices for defense lawyers, prosecutors, and judges involved in
plea negotiations.
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ABA/ABA Money
Laundering Enforcement Conference
October 21-23, Washington,
DC
Enforcement actions and
penalties continue to mount. You are spending countless dollars and hours
on AML/BSA compliance – how can you be certain your policies and
procedures are meeting current exam expectations? Ensure your bank is
successfully assessing and managing AML/BSA risk by attending the only
AML/BSA conference designed and delivered exclusively by the combined
regulatory and legal expertise of the American Bankers Association and the
American Bar Association.
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Other Events
NEW PUBLICATIONS…
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The Citizenship Flowchart
An easy-to-understand flowchart that provides
ultimate answer as to citizenship status by taking user through the complex
and sometimes conflicting steps and questions linked to a century of
legislation and regulation.
This laminated 4-color chart takes you through a process of determining
citizenship through a series of yes or no questions. The end result will
ultimately make a determination of an individual's citizenship in the United States.
In addition, there are 32 pages of reference text allowing you to examine
the basis for the individual questions in more detail if you wish. Years of
research have gone into the development of this flow chart, and it will
make on-the-street determination of U.S. Citizenship faster and easier than
ever. Order a copy for everyone who deals with the question of citizenship
at your location!
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