Lobbying lawyers; Clinton, Perot spur debate on disclosure requirements
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Campaign discussions between Bill Clinton and Ross Perot have inspired legislative debate about disclosure requirements for lawyer-lobbyists. Exemptions in the current lobbying laws, for example the Foreign Agents Registration Act, give lawyers reasons not to register as lobbyists. Lawyers are not the only ones to take advantage of multiple exemptions in the lobbying laws, It has been estimated that of the 80,000 lobbyists in Washington, only about 6,000 are registered. Senate and House bills aims to tighten registration requirements.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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Bill of Rights enters its third century; birthday observed with debate on constitutionality of mind control, birth ban
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The ABA held a 'Bill of Rights 2000' conference in Dec 1991, in Williamsburg, VA. The event featured mock trials on futuristic legal themes like space colony law, use of virtual reality in criminal sentencing, computer juries and genetic screening of potential criminals. The conference also featured speeches by retired Chief Justice Warren Burger and former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, and panel discussions on controversial legal topics which were taped for broadcast on PBS.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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Kocher enters plea; avoids adult trial for playmate's killing
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Cameron Kocher has entered a no-contest plea to misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a playmate when he was nine years old. He may not own a gun until he is 21 years old and will be on probation until that age. His family may not have any weapons in the house.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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- Abstracts: Straight talk; to Bush, Clinton and Perot: open the debate on justice. Seeking fairness in justice reform
- Abstracts: IRS proposes regulations on VEBA geographic locale requirement. Termination of employee-funded VEBA does not result in UBTI; distributions to participants taxable only to the extent they exceed their contributions
- Abstracts: IRS issues guidance and regulations on deadlines for amending plans for certain changes in the law. IRS issues temporary guidance on issuance of determination letters
- Abstracts: Body of evidence: when coroners and medical examiners fail to distinguish accidents from murders from suicides, a botched autopsy can be the death of a fair trial, an insurance settlement or a civil suit