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Withdrawal of Office of Legal Counsel Opinion, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 11, 2009

Sections 3(a) and 3(b) of Executive Order 13491 (2009) set forth restrictions on the use, of interrogation methods.from David J. Barron, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re:, Withdrawal of Office of Legal Counsel Opinions (April 15, 2009).

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Withdrawal of Office of Legal Counsel CIA Interrogation Opinions, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Apr. 15, 2009

WITHDRAWAL OF OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL CIA, INTERROGATION OPINIONS, Four previous opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel concerning interrogations by the Central, Intelligence Agency are withdrawn and no longer represent the views of the Office.DAVID J. BARRON, Acting Assistant Attorney General

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Whether the Ten-Year Minimum Sentence in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(b)(i) Applies to Semiautomatic Assault Weapons, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 24, 2009

Semiautomatic assault weapons are no longer among the firearms to which the ten-year minimum, sentence in section 924(c)(1)(B)(i) of title 18 applies. L. No., 103-322, tit.Significantly, however, Congress included in the PSRFUPA a sunset provision that, limited the temporal effect of the Act.

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Whether the Review Described in Section 4 of Executive Order 13497 Remains Pending for Purposes of Section 7 of That Order, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Aug. 28, 2009

If the team concludes that, prosecution is not feasible in any forum, it may recommend that the case be, returned to the Executive Order 13492 Review for other appropriate disposition., Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4(c) require that a certain determination be, made with respect to detainees.

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Whether Subsection 104(b)(4) of the Clean Air Act Permits the Receipt of Monetary Donations, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 08, 2009

we believe it is clear that Congress did not intend to include money among the forms of property, that the EPA can acquire for use in the research program authorized by section 104. 1941) (L. Hand, J.)).there is no context to limit the meaning of the term other property in former section 298a.

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Validity of Statutory Rollbacks as a Means of Complying With the Ineligibility Clause, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 20, 2009

Where a salary increase for an executive office would otherwise create a bar to appointment of a, member of Congress under the Ineligibility Clause, compliance with the Clause can be achieved by, legislation rolling back the salary of the office before the appointment.

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The Attorney General's Authority in Certifying Whether a State Has Satisfied the Requirements for Appointment of Competent Counsel for Purposes of Capital Conviction Review Proceedings, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 16, 2009

By contrast, the 2006 amendments do not contain express language, similarly requiring the Attorney General to accept the States appointment mechanism or, competency standards in making his certification determination. Unsurprisingly, these, courts have proven resistant to chapter 154.

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Status of Presidential Memorandum Addressing the Use of Polygraphs, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jan. 14, 2009

On July 29, 1966, the polygraph Committee transmitted to the President a report and, draft memorandum to heads of Executive Branch departments and agencies, which (but for, the absence of the President President Johnson s, policy did not, however, mention any presidential directive on the subject.

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Removability of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Oct. 23, 2009

First, the Supreme Court has long held, fixed terms to impose a limit on service but not to imply tenure protection.Second, that Congress established the Office of the Federal Coordinator as an, independent office in the executive branch, 15 U.S.C. § 720d(a), does not imply tenure, protection.

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Permissibility of Small Business Administration Regulations Implementing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone, 8(a) Business Development, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns Programs, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Aug. 21, 2009

, § 657a(b)(2)(B) (a contract opportunity shall be awarded).HUBZone, or SDVO Programs.10, Indeed, after enactment of the HUBZone Program without inclusion of the explicit parity provision, SBA, originally promulgated regulations directing contracting officers to preserve existing 8(a) contracts;

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Legality of Intrusion-Detection System to Protect Unclassified Computer Networks in the Executive Branch, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Aug. 14, 2009

e.g., United States v. White, 401 U.S. 745, 749-51 (1971) (plurality opinion) (no Fourth, Amendment protection against government monitoring of communications through transmitter, worn by undercover operative); 1977) (prison employees consent to routine, search of his lunch bag valid); Stat. Ann.

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Legal Issues Relating to the Testing, Use, and Deployment of an Intrusion-detection System (EINSTEIN 2.0) to Protect Unclassified Computer Networks in the Executive Branch, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jan. 09, 2009

The Eighth Circuit came to the same conclusion in United States v. Thorn, 375 F.3d 679, (8th Cir.monitoring, and searching of all personal communications and data sent or received by an, employee using that system for the purpose of protecting Federal Systems against malicious, network activity.

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Eligibility of a Retired Military Officer for Appointment as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jul. 08, 2009

at 402, (Retired officers who have ceased to engage in military service and have entered civil life and, civil pursuits . When Congress passed the Space Act, another statute, see 70A Stat., 203 (1956), already prohibited active duty officers from appointment to a civil office.

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Constitutionality of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act of 2009, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Apr. 21, 2009

131, or the Act) would, create a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission with responsibility to plan, develop, and carry, out such activities as the Commission considers fitting and proper to honor Ronald Reagan on, the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. U.S. Const.

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Constitutionality of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 16, 2009

Proposed section 249(a)(2) of S. 909 would be a proper exercise of Congress's authority, under the Commerce Clause, U.S. Const, art.Such a jurisdictional element is found in many federal statutes, including criminal provisions that, prohibit violent conduct or conduct that facilitates violence.

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Constitutionality of Section 7054 of the Fiscal Year 2009 Foreign Appropriations Act, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 01, 2009

or commission that is chaired or presided over by a country with a government that the Secretary of State, has determined supports international terrorism, unconstitutionally infringes on the Presidents authority, to conduct the Nations diplomacy, and the State Department may disregard it.

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Constitutionality of Mandatory Registration of Credit Rating Agencies, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Oct. 22, 2009

The Administrations proposal for mandatory registration of credit rating agencies, which, would include an exemption designed to address First Amendment concerns, would satisfy the First, Amendments requirements.Commercial Fin.even issuer-paid agencies typically convey their ratings to the public.

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Authority of the Former Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Board to Act as Inspector General for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 08, 2009

In the Reform Act, Congress abolished OFHEO and the FHFB and assigned regulatory, and supervisory responsibility for Fannie Mae (and any Fannie Mae affiliates), Freddie Mac, (and any Freddie Mac affiliates), and the Federal Home Loan Banks to a new independent, agency, the FHFA.and duties .

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Applicability of the Emoluments Clause and the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act to the President's Receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 07, 2009

The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution does not apply to the Presidents receipt of the Nobel, Peace Prize. U.S. Const. see also Lemmel, supra ([T]he Prize-Awarding Institutions are not only entirely, independent of all government agencies and organizations, but also of the Nobel Foundation.

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Applicability of the Emoluments Clause and the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act to the President's Receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, (2009)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 07, 2009

The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution does not apply to the Presidents receipt of the Nobel, Peace Prize. U.S. Const. see also Lemmel, supra ([T]he Prize-Awarding Institutions are not only entirely, independent of all government agencies and organizations, but also of the Nobel Foundation.

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