Access to Justice Act

S. 3113, the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 4800, the Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 H.R. 1992, S. 577, the Immigration Fraud Prevention Act S. 1549, the Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. General issues regarding reform of the immigration removal adjudication system, including: increasing prosecutorial discretion for DHS trial attorneys; increasing attorney involvement in issuing Notices to Appear; amending the definition of aggravated felony under immigration laws; increasing the number of immigration judges, BIA members and support staff; improving hiring criteria and providing additional training for immigration judges; incorporating a single code of conduct, judicial performance reviews, and a new disciplinary system for immigration judges; enhancing access to legal representation for noncitizens in removal proceedings; and creating an Article I court for the immigration adjudication system.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 3113, the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 4800, the Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 H.R. 1992, S. 577, the Immigration Fraud Prevention Act S. 1549, the Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. General issues regarding reform of the immigration removal adjudication system, including: increasing prosecutorial discretion for DHS trial attorneys; increasing attorney involvement in issuing Notices to Appear; amending the definition of aggravated felony under immigration laws; increasing the number of immigration judges, BIA members and support staff; improving hiring criteria and providing additional training for immigration judges; incorporating a single code of conduct, judicial performance reviews, and a new disciplinary system for immigration judges; enhancing access to legal representation for noncitizens in removal proceedings; and creating an Article I court for the immigration adjudication system.

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

OPPOSING legislation that encourages and rewards illegal immigration - H.R.73, H.R.180, H.R.182, H.R.264, H.R.465, H.R.937, H.R.1024, H.R.1651, H.R.2709, H.R.3604

Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE

H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act S.424,H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1992, S. 577, the Immigration Fraud Prevention Act S. 1549, the Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. General issues regarding reform of the immigration removal adjudication system

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act S. 577, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act S.424,H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1992, S. 577, the Immigration Fraud Prevention Act S. 1549, the Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. General issues regarding reform of the immigration removal adjudication system Communications supporting the continuation of the specialized childrens docket in the Harlingen, Texas immigration court, as well as the utilization of child-sensitive policies and procedures.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act S. 577, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act S.424,H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1992, S. 577, the Immigration Fraud Prevention Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. General issues regarding reform of the immigration removal adjudication system

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Legislation: HR 1 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Drug Policy, Criminal Justice, Privacy, E-Medical Records, E-Verify, Net Neutrality, Religious Liberty, Medicaid Family Planning Waiver, Title V Ab-Only; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Opposing Bunning amendment to extend Title V ab-only and Coburn amendment to prevent rescission of the Health Care Denial Reg; HR 1029 Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Harboring/alien smuggling criminalization; push for exemption of humanitarian assistance organizations; HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 11 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation responding to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision; HR 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Vouchers, Ending abstinence-only funding; opposing anti-choice amendments; HR 12 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation enhancing the Equal Pay Act; HR 1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Humane immigration detention standards; HR 1283 Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; HR 1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 1315 Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Labor, Employee rights; HR 1412 the Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; HR 1429 the Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights, HIV/AIDS, Privacy; HR 146 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, absentee voting; HR 1617 Privacy Officer Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 1651 Access to Justice Act - Issues Lobbied: Opposing Moran bill aimed at fixing Compean; HR 1788 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: protections for recipients of NSLs and limiting gag provision; HR 1913 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, 1st Amendment, Free Speech, Free Association; HR 2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Hatch amendment to reinstate 5-year bar; HR 265 the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 374 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 2857 GIVE Act - Issues Lobbied: Opposing anti-choice amendments; HR 5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government, access to information, over-classification; HR 7322 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY09 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, legal representation; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 984 State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Support bill/limits on governments ability to assert state secrets to end lawsuits without court oversight; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free press, defendant's rights; S 128 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation enhancing the Equal Pay Act; S 147 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: Torture/Detention/Interrogation; S 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Vouchers; S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation responding to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision; S 3182 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY09 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, legal representation; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Support bill/limits on governments ability to assert state secrets to end lawsuits without court oversight; S 428 Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, right to travel; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free press, defendant's rights; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 458 False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; S 495 the Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; S 560 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Labor, employee rights; S 612 FOIA Memorandum/OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Freedom of Information Act Reform; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 712 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, legal representation; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S.CON.RES.13 Senate Budget Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Employment Discrimination, EEOC funding, Opposing Bunning amendment to extend Title V ab-only and Coburn amendment to prevent rescission of the Health Care Denial Regulations Other Congressional Matters: Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, legal representation; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, due process rights, employment verification; Asylum bill - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention; Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, Felon Voting Rights; Draft Omnibus Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, consumer privacy rights; Immigration Court Reform bill - Issues Lobbied: Immigration Court Reform and federal jurisdiction, due process; Electronic Voting Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, electronic voting, disability access; End Racial Profiling Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, racial profiling; FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Vouchers, Ending abstinence-only funding; funding comprehensive sex ed; Global Gag Rule - Issues Lobbied: rescission, supporting codifying rescission; Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Denial Regulation - Issues Lobbied: Encouraging support for rescission of regulation; Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Report language re 287(g) and similar local immigration enforcement programs; House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment hearings on fusion centers and homeland security intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Intelligence Oversight and Accountability - Issues Lobbied: Abuse of authority; Unlawful Detention bill - Issues Lobbied: Unlawful detention and immigration due process; Net Neutrality Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 1st Amendment, free speech, equal access rights; Patriot Act Reform - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, surveillance; Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Racial Justice, No Child Left Behind, Juvenile Justice, Positive Behavior Support; Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Real ID Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing for Eric Holder - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Submitted Qs to SJC staff for Holder Confirmation on ACLU issues; Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Torture Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Torture/Detention/Interrogation; Universal Voter Registration - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, Voter Registration; Voting Rights Hearings in House Judiciary Constitution Civil Right and Civil Liberties Subcommittee , House Administration Elections Subcommittee and Senate Rules Committee - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, Election Administration in the 2008 election. Federal Agency Issues: Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Lobbyist Restrictions, HIV/AIDS, Prisoner Rights, LGBT Rights Rights, Executive Order Ensuring Law Interrogations , Executive Order Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facilities, Executive Order Review of Detention Policy Options, Executive Order Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the Presidents Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Global Gag Rule; Federal Communication Commission - Issues Lobbied: Media ownership, net neutrality, ownership diversity; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: funding for CERD compliance; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Opposing Moran bill aimed at fixing Compean, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Attorney General Guidelines; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Local and police enforcement of immigration laws, Racial Profiling, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: US Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, USCCR Reauthorization; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 12886, FY2010 budget and appropriations, Open government, regulatory review, Ending abstinence-only funding,comprehensive sex ed; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: rescission of HHS Health Care Denial Regulation, and the misuse of funding to promote abstinence-only in the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood initiative; State Department - Issues Lobbied: rescission of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Violence Against Women Act

H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act S. 577, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 1651, Access to Justice Act S.424,H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act of 2009 Recommendation to reconsider a decision issued by the former Attorney General on the constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel in immigration cases. General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office