Court: sanctions for Abrams barred
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The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on July 10, 1995, that former government official Elliott Abrams's pardon by George Bush bars punishment for lying to Congress. Abrams was involved in Reagan-era efforts to arm the Nicaraguan contras, and lied about that illegal work in 1986, then pled guilty in Oct 1991 when his lies came to light. The District of Columbia's Board of Professional Responsibility had recommended a one-year suspension of Abrams's law license. The court had previously ruled that Clair George, who was pardoned along with Abrams, could not recover his legal fees.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Much debated: the domestic intelligence guidelines; bombing stirs questions about the FBI's power to gather intelligence at home
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The bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City has prompted a review of the guidelines established in 1983 for Federal Bureau of Investigation domestic intelligence activities. These rules revised those set forth in 1976 by classifying all elements of a terrorist group as a single 'criminal enterprise'; by creating a single trigger for an investigation, the same as that for organized crime; and by defining a single form for all domestic investigations. FBI director Louis Freeh on Apr 28, 1995, told a Senate committee that these rules suffice.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Court to take on sentencing rules; a 10-year old dispute between prosecutors, judges over federal guidelines goes to the high court
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The US Supreme Court this term will hear three cases on federal sentencing guidelines, which judges nationwide say have shifted too much power to prosecutors. In Koon v US, the Court will consider downward departures made in sentencing Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell for the beating of Rodney King. In Melendez v US, it will examine the control prosecutors have over how much a judge may reward cooperative defendants. In US v Armstrong, it will explore when judges may examine the constitutionality of guidelines.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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