Deportation Defense under 1996 Immigration Laws
Law Offices of Diana P. Atencia
Since the passage of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the Illegal Immigration Reform .
Post-conviction and clemency representation
John Wesley Hall, Jr. Law Firm
Post-conviction remedies give a person convicted of crime an opportunity to get relief from their conviction after .
Tolerance No more
Socheat Chea of Socheat Chea P.C.
For many years, the debate in our country over immigration law and policy has raged throughout the land.
DHS Issues Interim Rule Implementing the SAFETY Act
Jacob B. Pankowski of Nixon Peabody LLP
On October 10, 2003, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge signed an interim rule implementing the SAFETY Act. The interim rule is effective immediately and formally launches the application, review, and acceptance process that informally began on September 1, 2003. The interim rule also seeks another round of comments to be submitted within sixty days after the date the interim rule is published in the Federal Register.
Inventory of State and Local Law Enforcement Technology Needs to Combat Terrorism
Department of Justice
This article summarizes the first phase in a two-phase project sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
SAFETY Act Provides Sweeping Liability Limitations for Qualified Anti-Terrorism Products and Services
Jacob B. Pankowski of Nixon Peabody LLP
On July 11, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued its long-awaited proposed rule to implement Subtitle G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, titled "Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002" (the "SAFETY Act").
An Overview of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
Sherilyn Pastor,Ira Gottlieb and Pranita A. Raghavan of McCarter & English, LLP
On November 26, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The Act, which takes immediate effect, serves as a financial backstop, enabling commercial insurers to provide affordable terrorism coverage to policyholders. It is expected to benefit businesses that were unable to obtain terrorism coverage after September 11, 2001.
Federal Habeas Corpus Review
Todd Maybrown of Allen, Hansen & Maybrown, P.S.
CAUTION : The constitutionality and breadth of the many changes to the law of habeas corpus as the result of recent legislation is currently the subject of multiple court challenges. This overview reflects the law as of September 1999. The practitioner is advised to fully and independently research the topics covered by this overview given the rapid changes in this area of law.