Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007

Legislation/Treaties Department of Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition (S. 1548) Material support legislation (H.R. 2764) Legislation/Treaties cont. Habeas Restoration Bills (H.R. 2826 and S. 185) Close Guantanamo legislation (S. 1469 and S. 1249) National Security with Justice Legislation (S. 1876) Taping of Interrogations (H.R. 4951) Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 2740) Extraordinary Rendition Legislation (S. 1876) Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2082) Gang Abatement and Suppression Act (S. 456) Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act (H.R. 3547) Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 3846) Juvenile Crime Reduction Act (H.R. 3411) Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 (H.R. 4109) Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4300) Policies/Issues Detention of and access to courts for persons held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as supporters of terrorism and barred entry into US Accountability for private security and military contractors Gangs: advocacy against life without parole penalties for youth, an overly broad gang definition, and an increase in the disproportionate incarceration of racial and ethnic minorities; advocacy in favor of increased prevention and intervention services for youth Juvenile life without parole: advocacy in favor of requiring the opportunity for parole for all juvenile offenders Mental health: advocacy to increase training and the provision of mental health services to benefit court-involved youth suffering from mental health illness Prison litigation reform: amend current legislation to preserve the rule of law in US prisons and jails, and better protect prisoners from rape, assault, denials of religious freedom, and other constitutional violations

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. H.R.845, Criminal Restitution Improvement Act. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.854, the City Youth Violence Recovery Act. S. 973, the Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007. S.1383, the Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, the Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, the Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. S. 2237, the Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007. Provisions related to juvenile justice and federal sentencing reform. S. 2451, the First Step Forward Act. H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 2007. H.R.1806, the Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R.3027, the Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007. H.R. 2645, the Judicial Initiative Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.3411, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.3846, the Youth PROMISE Act H.R.3547, the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act, provisions related to definition of gang crimes and transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system. H.R.3992, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.4109, the Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 H.R.5035, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.5178, the Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008. H.R.5537, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008. S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 S.3245, the Justice Integrity Act provisions regarding racial and ethnic disparity in sentencing H.R.7033, the Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2008. H.R.7136, S.3640, the Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 S. 186, S. 3217 and H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against culpable employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 Holder Memorandum, 2003 Thompson Memorandum, October 2005 McCallum Memorandum, December 2006 McNulty Memorandum, and August 2008 corporate charging guidelines) Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations issued by the Commissions Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470; and in Section 4.3 of the SECs Enforcement Manual issued on October 6, 2008) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000) Proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during audits, investigations, or corrective actions (set forth in FAR Case 2007-006, Contractor Compliance Program and Integrity Reporting, 72 Fed. Reg. 64019 (November 14, 2007; Original Proposed Rule) and 73 Fed. Reg. 28407 (May 16, 2008; Second Proposed Rule); P.L. 110-252, including H.R. 5712, Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act provisions involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during audits, investigations, or corrective actions Proposed changes to Department of Defense policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in DOD policy titled Use of DOD Information SystemsStandard Consent Banner and User Agreement requiring military defense lawyers to provide access to client computer files issued on May 9, 2008)

HR 4109 - Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas

HR 4109, Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. H.R.845, Criminal Restitution Improvement Act. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.854, the City Youth Violence Recovery Act. S. 973, the Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007. S.1383, the Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, the Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, the Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. S. 2237, the Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007. Provisions related to juvenile justice and federal sentencing reform. S. 2451, the First Step Forward Act. H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 2007. H.R.1806, the Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R.3027, the Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007. H.R. 2645, the Judicial Initiative Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.3411, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.3846, the Youth PROMISE Act H.R.3547, the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act, provisions related to definition of gang crimes and transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system. H.R.3992, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.4109, the Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 H.R.5035, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.5178, the Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008. H.R.5537, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008. S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 S.3245, the Justice Integrity Act provisions regarding racial and ethnic disparity in sentencing S. 186, S. 3217 and H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against culpable employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 Holder Memorandum, 2003 Thompson Memorandum, October 2005 McCallum Memorandum, and December 2006 McNulty Memorandum) Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations issued by the Commissions Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Preservation of Violations. Effective May 11, 2000) Proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during audits, investigations, or corrective actions (set forth in FAR Case 2007-006, Contractor Compliance Program and Integrity Reporting, 72 Fed. Reg. 64019 (November 14, 2007; Original Proposed Rule) and 73 Fed. Reg. 28407 (May 16, 2008; Second Proposed Rule);

Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) - All provisions. The Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act (HR 3846) - All provisions. Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4437) - All provisions. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 (S 3155) - All provisions. Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 (HR 4109) - Provisions relating to juveniles.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4109, Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007. HR 5157, RISE Act, provisions related to removing impediments regarding repeals and the aid elimination. S 2767, To provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Criminal Justice Issues including: sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney/client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice. Church State Measures including: free speech of churches. National Security Measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers, Protect America Act, Background Check Legislation. Privac Privacy Issues including: telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privilege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration Issues including: deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, ideological exclusions, employer verification, SAVE act, "No Match" letters, immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, naturalization delays, southern US border fence. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues including: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, civil rights discrimination issues, restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposals (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy,) domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform, e-voting, employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, post-Katrina discrimination (prison conditions, provisions of relief), voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment Issues including: reporters' shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, whistleblowers' protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom Issues including: family planning funding, global gag rule, abstinence only funding. Oversight hearings: DHS, ICE - denial of attorney/client privilege. DHS, FBI - immigration name checks. USCIS - immigration fee waivers. DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division - oversight of voting section. Nominations: Grace Chung Becker, briefing civil rights record. BILLS LOBBIED: HR 79, to amend the controlled substances act and the controlled substances import and export act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 248, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech) HR 281, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voter5s to vote by mail in Federal elections. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, voter access.) HR 372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls, privacy) HR 460, To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 719, A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of internet access by sex offenders convicted under federal law, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) HR 811, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, e-voting, voter access, vote verification) HR 818, To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, discrimination, voting rights) HR 985, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms and agreements to the effect that such polices, forms and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections.) HR 1117, To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reconstitute section7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant drivers's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issues, REAL ID) HR 1352, To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhumane treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture) HR 13383, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HR 1415, To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1416, To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1431, To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: civil rights, religious freedom, discrimination) HR 1540, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) HR 1592, To provide Federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) HR 1955, To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 2102, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, free press, reporters' shield) HR 2275, to restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. (Issue lobbied: free speech, separation of church and state) HR 2517, To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship.) HR 3093, Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties) HR 3013, To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) HR 3189, To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) HR 3195, To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Issue lobbied: civil rights) HR 3356, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) HR 3547, To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3559, To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, fleeting expletives, broadcast indecency) HR 3685, To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 3773, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, privacy) HR 3782, To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) HR 3791, To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, criminal justice) HR 3846, To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free and law-abiding lives. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3887, To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, criminal justice, human trafficking) HR 3971, To encourage states to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice) HR 4088, To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, e-verify) HR 4109, To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 4120, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for internet crime prevention education programs. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4545, To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) HR 4611, To prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) HR 4835, To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 4882, To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 5036, To direct the administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdiction for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the re3sults of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, e-voting, vote verification) HR 5038, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) HR 5129, To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) HR 5157, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice) HR 5222, to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment. ) HR 5442, To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penaltie4s for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect state's rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, medical privacy) HR 5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, local broadcasting) HR 5514, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit federal court jurisdiction over state laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, criminal justice) HR 5515, To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such acts, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration) HR 5607, To provide safe, fair and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege.) HR 5747, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HRES 1055, Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, racial justice) S 49, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information tin interstate commerce. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 185, A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) S 186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) S 215, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (Issue lobbied: free speech, net neutrality) S 274, A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the special counsel, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections) S 456, A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 431, A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, free speech) S 519, A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, privacy) S 576, A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, due process, discrimination, criminal justice) S 717, A bill to repeal title !! of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides states additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issue, real ID) S 1105, A bill to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) S 1267, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, reporters' shields) S 1383, A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offences on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1464, A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration, torture) S 1548, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, torture) S 1685, A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factor relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1689, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) S1693, A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, medical privacy) S 1711, A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1738, A bill to establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, privacy) S 1745, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations) S 1780, A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives) S 1829, A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing Children's Assistance Act. (Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, privacy) S 1843, A bill to amend title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, women's rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 1881, A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that act and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 1927, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 1959, A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) S 1965, A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 2011, A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007." (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 2035, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech, free press, reporters' shield) S 2088, A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) S 2248, An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) S 2258, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 2305, A bill to prevent voter caging. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) S 2344, A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate internet education for children. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) S 2366, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration ,e-verify) S 2368, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration, e-verify) S 2481, A bill to prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2533, A bill to enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege) S 2554, A bill to restore, reaffirm and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 2596, A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the city of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Cops account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment) S 2624, A bill to regulate political robocalls. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls) S 2661, A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent or deceptive means through he internet, a practice known as "phishing," to provide the Federal Trade commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, privacy, criminal justice) S 2709, A bill to increase the criminal penalties for illegally reentering the United States and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2710, A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the immigration and nationality act. (Issue lobbied: national security, e-verify, privacy, immigration, discrimination) S 2711, A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2712, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, national security) S 2713, A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2714, A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2715, A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination) S 2716, A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, national security, immigration) S 2717, A bill to provide for enhanced federal enforcement of, and state and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2718, A bill to withhold 10 percent of the federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from states that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals. (Issue lobbied: immigration, civil rights, discrimination) S 2719, A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2720, A bill to withhold federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, deportation) S 2721, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath of affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2722, A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2731, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights, family planning, global gag rule) S 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) SJRES 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, media diversity)

Legislation/Treaties "Department of Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition (S. 1548) "Material support legislation (H.R. 2764) Legislation/Treaties cont. Habeas Restoration Bills (H.R. 2826 and S. 185) Close Guantanamo legislation (S. 1469 and S. 1249) National Security with Justice Legislation (S. 1876) Taping of Interrogations (H.R. 4951) Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 2740) Extraordinary Rendition Legislation (S. 1876) Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2082) Gang Abatement and Suppression Act (S. 456) Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act (H.R. 3547) Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 3846) Juvenile Crime Reduction Act (H.R. 3411) Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 (H.R. 4109) Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4300) Policies/Issues Detention of and access to courts for persons held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as supporters of terrorism and barred entry into US Accountability for private security and military contractors Gangs: advocacy against life without parole penalties for youth, an overly broad gang definition, and an increase in the disproportionate incarceration of racial and ethnic minorities; advocacy in favor of increased prevention and intervention services for youth Juvenile life without parole: advocacy in favor of requiring the opportunity for parole for all juvenile offenders Mental health: advocacy to increase training and the provision of mental health services to benefit court-involved youth suffering from mental health illness Prison litigation reform: amend current legislation to preserve the rule of law in US prisons and jails, and better protect prisoners from rape, assault, denials of religious freedom, and other constitutional violations

S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. H.R.845, Criminal Restitution Improvement Act. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.854, the City Youth Violence Recovery Act. S. 973, the Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007. S.1383, the Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, the Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, the Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. S. 2237, the Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007. Provisions related to juvenile justice and federal sentencing reform. S. 2451, the First Step Forward Act. H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 2007. H.R.1806, the Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R.3027, the Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007. H.R. 2645, the Judicial Initiative Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.3411, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.3846, the Youth PROMISE Act H.R.3547, the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act, provisions related to definition of gang crimes and transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system. H.R.3992, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007. H.R.4109, the Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 H.R.5035, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.5178, the Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008. H.R.5537, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008. S. 186 and H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees' attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against "culpable employees" as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 "Holder Memorandum," 2003 "Thompson Memorandum," October 2005 "McCallum Memorandum," and December 2006 "McNulty Memorandum") Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees' attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled "Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations" issued by the Commission's Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees' attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commission's "Seaboard Report," formally known as the "Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions," issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUD's February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys' ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees' attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees' attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Preservation of Violations." Effective May 11, 2000)