DA Wants to Hold Violators Accountable: Professor Says Officials Don't Respect Openness Laws Because of Lack of Consequences.
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By Bryan Dean, The Daily Oklahoman  Mar. 11--Knowingly violating Oklahoma's openness laws is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $500 fine.
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Former Justice Department officials have asked the U.S. attorney general to curtail the tactics of federal prosecutors that encourage the disclosure of legal communications to avoid indictment.
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A spokeswoman said he was charged with two counts of illegally using his weapon, of obstruction of justice, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper use of authority.
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Attorney general seeks independent inquiry as opposition vows to resume protests
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A University of Massachusetts at Amherst professor hoping to grow marijuana for research purposes got a preliminary denial from the US Drug Enforcement Administration last week.
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President Bush's push to revise the Clean Air Act sometimes has hindered enforcement of the existing law for cleaning up coal-fired power plants, the Justice Department's top environmental lawyer said Tuesday.
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Top military lawyers said that some provisions would not withstand legal scrutiny or do enough to repair the nationÂs tarnished reputation.
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Confusion over what officials can legally tell one another has limited their ability to prevent the kind of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech, according to a federal report.
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Some federal doctors and medical researchers do not enjoy the same protections to disclose wrongdoing as other government employees, the judge ruled.
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TechWeb - Columbia law professor Tim Wu says consumers are fed up with misguided, and in some cases, outrageous and perhaps illegal policies.
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It's not enough to pay a fine for breaking securities laws in Massachusetts. State officials want a public admission of guilt, too.
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An investigator had serious misgivings about decisions being made on the case by senior S.E.C. officials.
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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Federal judge rules in favor of whistleblower; officials are reluctant to comply, citing future difficulties for inspectors.
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The advisor, a former federal prosecutor, said that it was ethics, not the law, that needed to be paid more heed.
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On-the-spot fines mean some persistent offenders are avoiding getting a criminal record, police say.
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The Justice Department inappropriately pressured a former state lawmaker to consider pleading guilty in a corruption case, according to his lawyer, who wants a federal judge to review the agency's actions.