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Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011
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2012 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.224, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. H.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. H.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011 S.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011. S.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. S.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2870, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Confidential Treatment of Privileged Information, Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010; RIN 3170-AA20, 77 Fed. Reg. 15286 (March 15, 2012) and Final Rule, 77 Fed. Reg. 39617 (July 5, 2012) H.R. 4014, S. 2099, legislation clarifying that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection can receive privileged information from supervised entities and share the information with other federal agencies without waiving the attorney-client privilege as to third parties H.R.1823, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011 H.R.1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 H.R.1771, Justice Integrity Act H.R.1793, Clean Up Government Act of 2011 H.R.1913, Bryne/JAG Program Accountability Act H.R.2212/S.2017, Democracy Restoration Act H.R.2242, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011 H.R.2243, Literacy, Education and Rehabilitation Act H.R.2244, Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011 H.R.2303, Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2011 S. 1670, H.R.3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 S.1731, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011 S. 605, the Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 S. 1927, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 S. 2195, the Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Advocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. Advocated policy in regards to oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to policies that may reduce barriers to employment of persons with criminal records
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Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.224, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. H.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. H.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011 S.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011. S.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. S.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2870, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 Draft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]) Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations) Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Confidential Treatment of Privileged Information, Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010; RIN 3170-AA20, 77 Fed. Reg. 15286 (March 15, 2012) and Final Rule, 77 Fed. Reg. 39617 (July 5, 2012) H.R. 4014, S. 2099, legislation clarifying that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection can receive privileged information from supervised entities and share the information with other federal agencies without waiving the attorney-client privilege as to third parties H.R.1823, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011 H.R.1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 H.R.1771, Justice Integrity Act H.R.1793, Clean Up Government Act of 2011 H.R.1913, Bryne/JAG Program Accountability Act H.R.2212/S.2017, Democracy Restoration Act H.R.2242, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011 H.R.2243, Literacy, Education and Rehabilitation Act H.R.2244, Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011 H.R.2303, Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2011 S. 1670, H.R.3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 S.1731, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011 S. 605, the Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 S. 1927, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 S. 2195, the Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Advocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. Advocated policy in regards to oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to policies that may reduce barriers to employment of persons with criminal records
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.223, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. H.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. H.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011 S.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011. S.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. S.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2870, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 Draft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]) Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations) Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Confidential Treatment of Privileged Information, Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010; RIN 3170-AA20, 77 Fed. Reg. 15286 (March 15, 2012) H.R. 4014, S. 2099, legislation clarifying that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection can receive privileged information from supervised entities and share the information with other federal agencies without waiving the attorney-client privilege as to third parties H.R.1823, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011 H.R.1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 H.R.1771, Justice Integrity Act H.R.1793, Clean Up Government Act of 2011 H.R.1913, Bryne/JAG Program Accountability Act H.R.2212/S.2017, Democracy Restoration Act H.R.2242, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011 H.R.2243, Literacy, Education and Rehabilitation Act H.R.2244, Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011 H.R.2303, Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2011 S. 1670, H.R.3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 S.1731, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011 S. 605, the Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 S. 2195, the Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Advocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. Advocated policy in regards to oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to policies that may reduce barriers to employment of persons with criminal records
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132) - all provisions; H.R. 347 and S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011; H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA); H.R. 4171 and S. 2062, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 (FOCUS Act); S. 1228, Military Counterfeits Act of 2011; S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012; Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011 (S. 2003); FY2013 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations - funding for Bueau of Prisons and John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act; Honest Services Restoration Act (S. 3854) - all provisions; Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1231) - provisions re: Good Time Credits; Public Officials Accountability Act (S. 995) - all provisions; Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act (S. 401) - all provisions; Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (H.R. 1793) - all provisions; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - all provisions; Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act (S. 2197); H.R. 4223 and S. 1002, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2011 (SAFE Doses Act); H.R. 4271 and S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (VAWA); S. 1923, Internet Abuse, Stalking, and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011; S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act); Cyber Security bills and proposals (H.R. 3523, H.R. 3674, H.R. 4263, S. 1151, S. 1408, S. 1535, S. 2102, S. 2105, S. 2111, S. 2151); Save Native Woman Act (S. 1763) - all provisions; Synthetic Drug Control Act (H.R. 1254 and S. 605) - all provisions; Combatting Money Laundering Act (S. 1731) - all provisions; Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 313 and S. 1672) - all provisions.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011, issues related to over-incarceration. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy law S. 1672, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy law H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011, issues related to Spice, "bath salts", and the scheduling system H.R. 2306, Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011, issues relating to legalizing marijuana.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation HJ Res 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HR 1 House Continuing Resolution- Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief; HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships; HR 1179 Respect For Rights of Conscience Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 1215 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education;HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; HR 1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers, Military operations in cyberspace, Abortion; HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 1683 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Military operations in cyberspace; HR 1823 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Policy; HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Violent Extremism, National Security; HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention; HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Data retention, privacy; HR 1996 Government Litigation Savings Act- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, Transfers, Violent Extremism, Reproduction Rights, Immigration; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Reproductive Rights; HR 2085 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2112 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reentry Policy, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients; HR 216 Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process; HR 2164 Legal Workforce Act- Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; HR 2168 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody; HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011; HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy; HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2354 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Education; HR 2608 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act- Issues Lobbied:Privacy; HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 2830 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act- Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline; HR 3070 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3116 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland security, Radicalization; HR 312 Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 313 Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law, Criminal Justice; HR 3261 Stop Online Piracy Act- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3324 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights;HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; HR 3451 Bullying, cyberbullying- Issues Lobbied: Free speech; HR 3523 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 3541 Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 358 Protect Life Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion; HR 3589 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3618 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 3674 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 471 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 495 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 611 BEST PRACTICES Act- Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; HR 654 Do Not Track Me Online Act- Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; HR 658 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; HR 693 E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 96 Internet Freedom Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 963 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 973 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts- Issues Lobbied: Human Rights/Religious Freedom; HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools; HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2242 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 2316 The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S 1214 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1231 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy; S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; S 1301 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Reproductive Rights, Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012- Issues Lobbied: Violent Extremism, National Security; S 1546 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland securit; S 1599 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Sex Education; S 1601 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill; S 169 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.- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 1712 Equal Access to Justice Act; S 1763 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; S 1782 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1867 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Torture, Religious Freedom, Church- State Separation, Religious Freedom, Church-State Separation, Reproduction Rights; S 1892 Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Domestic Violence; S 1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S 2017 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; S 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; S 306 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 413 Cybersecurity- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy; S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S 549 Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011; S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools, Free Speech; S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Church-State Separation, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Rights; S 605 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S 743 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S 968 PROTECT IP- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech Congressional Issues w/o bills Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights; Campaign Disclosure Draft Bill - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice; CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Federal Contracting; Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy; Considered Executive Order on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, Possible legislation, Open Government; COPPA - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; Counsel for Incompetent Detainees ; Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyberbullying ; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Electronic medical records - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools; Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI Mapping - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; FERPA Privacy Regulations - Issues Lobbied: Student privacy; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; Freedom of Information Act comment - Issues Lobbied: Open government; FY 2012 Approps ; Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Government Watch Lists - Issues Lobbied: Due process, privacy; Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment; Health Care and Contraception - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice; ICE detention facilities/ conditions ; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security; Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice; Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Civil Rights; License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Location tracking; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing; Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process; Media Ownership - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; Net Neutrality ; NYPD Spying - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy; Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; PREA rule covering immigration detainees ; Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights; Racial Profiling ; Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security; REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National ID; Regulations re home health care workers - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Racial Justice; Womens Rights; Religious Liberty ; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections; S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc. ; SAVE Native American Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; School Diversity Guidance Interpreting PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools) - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Diversity; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling; Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Single sex education - Issues Lobbied: Sex discrimination; State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection; Supportive School Discipline Initiative - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Syringe Access Bill - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, HIV/AIDS; The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; USCCR Reforms - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Education; Racial Justice; LGBT Rights; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Violence against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Voting Rights Statement - Issues Lobbied: VRA Enforcement- Voter ID/ Voter Suppression laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; White House Privacy Report - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; E.O. 12958- Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy Agencies ICE - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011, ICE detention facilities/ conditions; DHS - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Use of datamining technologies by the government, National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling, See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 , Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance Reform, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, National ID, employment verification, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011; White House - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy, Racial profiling, FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers,Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, First Amendment, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Creating of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, Detention, LGBT, Youth and Schools, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; DOJ - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., Good Time Credit, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Voter ID, Voter Supression laws, Racial Justice, The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Capital Punishment, The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, LGBT Rights, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, Church-State Separation, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Life without Parole, Indigent Defense Reform, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Case, Open government, Freedom of Information Act comment, Federal Over-criminalization, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA), Fourth Amendment, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, Surveillance, Free Speech, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Attorney General; Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates, Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico, Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights.; DOD - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; FBI - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security, Radicalization of American Muslims, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties,law enforcement oversight, open government, FBI Oversight, FBI Mapping, Racial Profiling, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates; HHS - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Electronic Medical Records, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool ; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool; NSC - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Improving classification policy; National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Controlled Unclassified Information; ISOO - Issues Lobbied: Controlled unclassfied information, Open Government; FTC - Issues Lobbied: COPPA, Online Privacy; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, First Amendment, Cybersecurity, Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Office of the Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; NEC - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; DOE - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Single sex education, Sex Discrimination, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, Student privacy, FERPA Privacy Regulations, Education, LGBT, Youth and Schools, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Racial Justice, Womens Rights, Regulations re home health care workers, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; EPA - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; HUD - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Violance against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence, Women's Rights, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; SBD - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; VA- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Treasury Department - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Due Process, Material support for terrorism; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; Department of Engery - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; OMB - Issues Lobbied: FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; GOA - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling, Secure Communities; Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011; Office of Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice; USCCR- Issues Lobbied: Human rights, Education, Racial Justice, LGBT Rights; Executive Office of the President Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Good Time Credit; CRT - Issues Lobbied: S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc.; Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; U.S. Sentencing Commision - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform
2011 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.223, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. H.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. H.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011 S.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011. S.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. S.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2870, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 Draft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]) Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 and revised on January 13, 2010) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations) Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 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) H.R.1823, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011 H.R.1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 H.R.1771, Justice Integrity Act H.R.1793, Clean Up Government Act of 2011 H.R.1913, Bryne/JAG Program Accountability Act H.R.2212/S.2017, Democracy Restoration Act H.R.2242, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011 H.R.2243, Literacy, Education and Rehabilitation Act H.R.2244, Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011 H.R.2303, Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2011 S. 1670, H.R.3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 S.1731, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011 Advocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. Advocated policy in regards to oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to policies that may reduce barriers to employment of persons with criminal records
2011 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 306, National Criminal Justice Act of 2011, issues related to over-incarceration H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy law S. 1672, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy law H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011, issues related to Spice, "Bath Salts", and the scheduling system H.R. 2306, Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011, issues relating to legalizing marijuana.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; funding for indigent defense training; National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 (H.R. 2219, S. 1253) - Guantanamo and Military Detention provisions; Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132) - all provisions; 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540); Reforms to the Lacey Act; Reforms to the Foriegn Curropt Practices Act. FY2012 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations - prison spending, good time credits and John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, H.R. 4173eas, S. 3217) - all criminal provisions; Honest Services Restoration Act (S. 3854) - all provisions; Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1231) - provisions re: Good Time Credits; Public Officials Accountability Act (S. 995) - all provisions; Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act (S. 401) - all provisions; Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (H.R. 1793) - all provisions; Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (S. 890) - all provisions; United States Sentencing Guidelines; Synthetic Drug Control Act (H.R. 1254) - all; Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (S. 1731) - all; Forensic Science Reform; Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act (H.R. 313, S. 1672) - all.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; funding for indigent defense training; National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 (H.R. 2219, S. 1253) - Guantanamo and Military Detention provisions; Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132) - all provisions; 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540); Reforms to the Lacey Act; Reforms to the Foriegn Curropt Practices Act. FY2012 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations - prison spending, good time credits and John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, H.R. 4173eas, S. 3217) - all criminal provisions; Honest Services Restoration Act (S. 3854) - all provisions; Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1231) - provisions re: Good Time Credits; Public Officials Accountability Act (S. 995) - all provisions; Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act (S. 401) - all provisions; Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (H.R. 1793) - all provisions; Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (S. 890) - all provisions; United States Sentencing Guidelines; Synthetic Drug Control Act (H.R. 1254) - all; Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (S. 1731) - all; Forensic Science Reform; Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act (H.R. 313, S. 1672) - all.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling H.J.RES68 Authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya H.R 1540 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, HJ ReS 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the FCC with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HJR 13 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - Issues Lobbied: HR 1212 RECLAIM Act - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya HR 1249 America Invents Act - Issues Lobbied: Genetic testing amendment HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: synthetic Drugs HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prison Database HR 1529 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and Detention HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 1741 Secure Visas Act - Issues Lobbied: secure Visas Act HR 1769 The Drug Free Families - Issues Lobbied: Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients HR 1876 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data retention, Privacy HR 1996 Government Litigation savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts HR 2017 DHs Approps - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, detention, vouchers, religion, LGBT HR 2085 The Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 216 Border security search Accountability Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process HR 2164 Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy HR 2168 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied:due process HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 2434 Financial services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Education, Reproductive Rights HR 2497 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement HR 2567 Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: 1st time Drug Offenders HR 2639 Global Democracy Promotion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education HR 3030 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 3053 REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDs, Discrimination HR 3116 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security HR 312 securing the Homeland TH.R.ough Agency Reporting Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 313 Drug Trafficking safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law HR 3165 Positive Behavior for safe and Effective schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; School Discipline HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, Academic Freedom HR 358 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 495 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 611 BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy HR 654 Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy HR 658 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security HR 693 E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 83 Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; school Discipline HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 968 Detainee security Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention, HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and social security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools HR1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention HR1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data Retention HR2017 Department of Homeland security Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2242 Fairness in Cocaine sentencing Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy HR2316 The Fair sentencing Clarification Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy S 743 Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties S 1061 Equal Access to Justice Act/Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts S 1194 Consular Notification Compliance Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking S 1214 Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers S 1380 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice S 1546 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security S 1573 Financial services and General Government and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1601 Department of state, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1605 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices S 169 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. - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security S 306 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and schools S 598 Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality S 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 877 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 952 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: DREAM Act S 919 Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education ; School Discipline; LGBT; Youth and Schools; Free Speech S 968 Preventing Real Online TH.R.eats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free speech S 981 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 984 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights S 1231 second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice S 551 Military Detainee Procedures Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United states of individuals involved in the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights S 678 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech SJ.RES20 A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya. - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya SJR 19 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Congressional Issues w/o Bills Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights Campaign Finance Issues - Issues Lobbied: Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy Continuing Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Abortion riders, EAJA, needle programs, vouchers Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation Criminal background checks for employment purposes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Racial Justice Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights DHS Authorization - Issues Lobbied: Campaign disclosure amdt DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight DOMA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, civil rights Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools ENDA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Secuirty, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government FISA Amendments Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment Foreign Libel Laws - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Reentry Policy Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Government Shutdown - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment Harassment and Bullying Issues - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech HHS Comments on Health Care Exchanges - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HHS Comments on Preventive Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Judicial Nominees - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Labor-HHS-Education FY 2012 Appropriations Act Draft - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination Libya Resolution - Issues Lobbied: human rights License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Location tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215 Notice Pleading - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment OFAC Material Support Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Health care reform Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights Protect IP Bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security Repeal HIV Discrimination bill - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections Second Chance Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing/Crim. Justice SNDA - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights/Violence Against Women VRA Enforcement - Voter ID and Other Voter Suppression Laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State/Religious Freedom/Civil Rights Agency Issues White House - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information EO, PCLOB, Cybersecurity, Information Sharing, ESEA, Racial Justice School Discipline, Employment Background Checks , Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Privacy, FMLA, Foreign Libel Laws, Gaza flotilla issue, human rights, Guidance for Schools Interpreting PICS, Sikh Issues, Lobbyist Rules, Somali Detention, The Fair sentencing Clarification Act, Whistleblower Act, Prosecution in Article III Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance, Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure, Harassment and Bullying, Hiring Discrimination, Chruch -State separation, Cybersecurity, Internet Freedom Act of 2011, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Surveillance, national security, privacy Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Health care abortion coverage, Group Health Plans, Coverage of Preventive Services ACA, Electronic medical records, Health Care Exchanges, Comments on Preventive Services, Religious Exception to Contraception Coverage, Church-State Separation/Religious Freedom/Contraception Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III courts Department of Justice- Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Information Sharing, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, Racial Justice, Cybersecurity, DREAM Act, ERPA, First Amendment, Privacy, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers,Racial Profiling Guidance, ECPA reform, Florida Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, FMLA, FOIA Comments, Medical Marijuana, Puerto Rico, Habeas Procedures, Indigent Defense, Lenahan v. U.S., JLWOP, Crack Cocaine Cases, Patriot, PREA Commission Standards, PCLOB, Racial Mapping, Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act, JJDPA, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, LGBT Discrimination, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, Secure Communities, AG Guidelines and DIOG updates, Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, OFCCP data tool, Enforcement of goals in construction for women and minorities, Employment Discrimination, Federal Contracting, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Discrimination Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: REO and Fair Housing Department of Energy - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: CIR, SARs, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Controlled Unclassified Information, Cybersecurity, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, PCLOB, Use of datamining technologies, Watch Lists, Due process, Haiti Deportation Issues, S-Comm, LGBT detention, HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, NSEERS, DREAM Act Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity, privacy, online behavioral advertising, ECPA Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Dept of Ed guidance, GSA rules, civil rights, ESEA ,Racial Justice, PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools), FERPA Privacy Regulations, privacy, Single sex education Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, Material support for terrorism, First Amendment, Due Process State Department - Issues Lobbied: IACHR, Jessica Lenahan v. U.S., Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, VAWA National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Criminal background checks for employment purposesm, Employment Discrimination, Racial Justice FBI - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, FOIA, Radicalization, S-Comm, religious freedom, racial profiling National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Broadband Access, Net Neutrality, USF, Open Internet Rule U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing, Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Same Sex Partner Insurable Interest, LGBT, Relationships, USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church Construction Support, Abstinence-only grantees OMB - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, DiscriminationOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: JJDPA; ICE - Issues Lobbied: detention facilities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, S-Comm, Worksite enforcement raids, Prosecutorial discretion, "HALT Act"; FTC - Issues Lobbied: Privacy issues; GAO - Issues Lobbied: S-Comm; US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice,LGBT, Human Rights Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: Fair sentencing Clarification Act
2011 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.223, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. H.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. H.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011 S.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011. S.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. S.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2870, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 Draft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]) Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 and revised on January 13, 2010) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations) Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 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) Advocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. Advocated policy in regards to oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to policies that may reduce barriers to employment of persons with criminal records Proposed changes to the attorney-related provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Proposed Rules for Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, File No. S7-33-10, Release No. 34-63237, 75 Fed. Reg. 70488, November 17, 2010
2011 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 306, National Criminal Justice Act of 2011, issues related to over-incarceration H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy law H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011, issues related to Spice, "Bath Salts", and the scheduling system FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, issues related to funding for Byrne/JAG and COPS programs H.R. 2306, Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011, issues relating to legalizing marijuana
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; Foriegn Currupt Practices Act; Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132) - all provisions; Justice for All Reauthorization Act (S. 250) - all provisions; National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 (H.R. 2219, S. 1253) - Guantanamo and Military Detention provisions; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY2012 (H.R. 2017) - Guantanamo related provisions; FY2012 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations - good-time credit for federal prisoners - funding for indigent defense and John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act; Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173, S. 3217) - all criminal provisions; Honest Services Restoration Act (S. 3854) - all provisions; Federal First Offender Improvement Act (H.R. 2567) - all provisions; Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1231) - provisions re: Good Time Credits; Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act (H.R. 2242) - all provisions; Fair Sentencing Clarification Act (H.R. 2316) - all provisions; Public Officials Accountability Act (S. 995) - all provisions; Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act (S. 401) - all provisions; Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (H.R. 2572) - all provisions; Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (S. 890) - all provisions; Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483) - all provisions; Foreign Curropt Practices Act; Synthetic Drug Control Act (H.R. 1254) - all provisions; National Criminal Justic Commission Act (S. 306) - all provisions; Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act (H.R. 313) - all provisions.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.74, Private Prison Information Act of 2011 H.R.82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act. H.R.223, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act. H.R.308/S.32, Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2011. H.R.313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011. S.35/H.R.591, Gun Show Background Check Act of 2011. H.R.1637, To Safeguard the Crime Victims Fund. S.207, COPS Improvement Act of 2011. S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. S.254, Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011. S.290, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011. S.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. S.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. S.462, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011. S.596, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence Act of 2011. S.671, Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011. Draft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]) Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 and revised on January 13, 2010) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations) Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections 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 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)
2011 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011, issues related to over-incarceration H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011, issues related to drug conspiracy laws S. 409, Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011, issues related to drug scheduling S. 605, Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011, issues related to drug scheduling S. 513, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act of 2011, issues related to medical marijuana H.R. 82, Drug Court Reauthorization Act, issues related to drug courts H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, issues related to funding for Byrne/JAG and COPS programs H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, issues related to civil asset forfeiture Issues relating to marijuana legalization and regulation
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $395,532 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $328,218 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
Client expense: $215,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE