Topic
Accountability
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Food Safety News
Holding Guilty Accountable in PCA Case Taking Time
By Dan Flynn
After the jury verdicts came in for the Peanut Corporation of American criminal trial two months ago, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the trial in Albany, GA, showed how…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
NYC Civilian Review Board finds “misinterpretation” of no chokehold rule subverts officer accountability
NYC's Civilian Complaint Review Board has issued a 140-page report in which it accounts for the lack of accountability for police officers who have used chokeholds, a practice banned more…
Corporate and Securities Law
GAO Says FSOC Needs to Improve Transparency, Accountability, and Collaboration
TortsProf Blog
Two by Goldberg
John Goldberg (Harvard) has posted two pieces to SSRN. First up is Inexcusable Wrongs. The abstract provides:Tort law has little patience for excuses. Criminal law is more forgiving — it…
Cruise Law News
Cruise Ship Safety Hearing: Senator Rockefeller Demands Accountability From Cruise Lines
By Jim Walker
At the hearing today before Senator John (Jay) Rockefeller regarding the “Cruise Passenger Protection Act (S.1340): Improving Consumer Protections for Cruise Passengers," three women told the committee their horrific experiences on…
Education Law Prof Blog
ED Announces “Major Shift” in Special Education Compliance Towards “Results-Driven Accountability”
Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced a "major shift" in the way that the ED measures how well states are educating the nation's 6.5 million special education students. In keeping…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House to hold full Committee markup
By CFPB Monitor
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a markup this Tuesday, June 10. The full Committee will meet to discuss several bills, including some relating to the CFPB that were…
AdLaw By Request®
FTC Calling for Legislation in Recent Report on Data Brokers
The FTC released its report "Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability", which calls for more transparency and accountability from the companies that collect, resell or share consumers' personal…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Justice for Anastasio’s Murder by Border Patrol
From Southern Borders Community Coalition:On the 4th anniversary of Anastasio's death, questions remain unanswered Elected officials, faith and civic leaders join family to demand justice and accountabilityMay 28 Program 12:00 pm -…
The Right Coast
Amid growing Veterans Affairs scandal, why Eric Shinseki is hard to fire | WashingtonExaminer.com
By that time, Shinseki had become a legend to anti-war liberals, and all the more so by December 2008, when President-Elect Obama was choosing his cabinet. "By tapping Mr. Shinseki…