Category Archives: Dept. of Justice

Turner v. Rogers is Released — Due Process Requires Reversal Despite Lack of Categorical Right to Counsel — Symposium Launched on ComcurringOpinions

Posted on June 20, 2011 by richardzorza

The Supreme Court has decided Turner v. Rogers. Opinion by Justice Breyer (5-4), with Justice Kennedy joining the majority. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/10-10.pdf. AP Story, via NYT David Udell and I have launched our Symposium on ConcurrngOpinions. The post below is a copy … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Health Centers as Legal Information Access Points — A Very Fundable and Partnerable Access-Increasing Concept

Posted on June 13, 2011 by richardzorza

We have made lots of progress in the last couple of years on bringing in public libraries as partners and access points for legal information. Its time to think about other such partners.  Given that money is going to be … Continue reading →

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DOJ Targets Immigration Assistance Scams — A Step Needed to Access Innovation

Posted on June 11, 2011 by richardzorza

Its good to hear that DOJ is going after immigration assistance scams. This is important not only because of the all too many people who are badly hurt — both financially and in terms of their legal situations — by … Continue reading →

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FLASH — Tribe Replacment Sworn In at DOJ — Mark Childress, Previously Acting General Counsel at HHS — Highly Experienced in DC and Knows How to Get Things Done

Posted on June 3, 2011 by richardzorza

Main Justice has broken the story of Larry Tribe’s replacement. He is Mark Childress, who has a long bio as an expert in the getting things done in the various parts of the DC system. Most recently, he has been … Continue reading →

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