Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatment of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidence; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Specal Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Urge the Department of Justice to support efforts to collect separate data on hate crimes directed against Sikhs, Arabs, and Hindus as part of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) data collection programs. Support the use of federal funding for syringe access programs in the FY 2013 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill. Support a presidential summit on religious tolerance to address the growing number of violent attacks on minority religious communities and houses of worship. Support the U.S. Department of Justice conductibng a full impartial investigation that will get at the roots of this persistent problem of government misconduct in death penalty cases and restore public faith in the U.S. criminal justice system. Oppose S. 2188 / H.R. 822 / H.R. 3543, "The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act." Oppose "Operation Streamline"; oppose the appropriation of $25,865,000 for 1,000 new low security contract confinement beds, as proposed in the 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill. Encourage the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on hate crimes and the Department of Justice's impplimentation of the Mathew Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Statistics Act. Support people of all faiths and no faith, and the religious freedom of all Americans to practiceor choose not to practicea religion without fear of criticism or suspicion. Support the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act as passed by the U.S. Senate (S. 1925). Support for funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatment of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidence; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Specal Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatment of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidence; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Specal Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office