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Search sought for missing e-mails on torture policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman told the U.S. Justice Department on Friday to hunt for missing e-mails of a department attorney instrumental in providing legal justification for harsh interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration.....
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Two Ala. Democrats sentenced for bribing ex-mayor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Two longtime Alabama Democrats received prison sentences of at least four years Friday for bribing ousted Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler ordered a sentence of four years and four months for Bill Blount, a Montgom....
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Judge says she'll approve S.C. gov's divorce
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's divorce will become final next month, just over a year after the first lady discovered his affair with an Argentine woman he later called his soul mate.Family Court Judge Jocelyn Cate said Friday she plans to OK ....
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N.Y. Gov. Paterson won't seek new term
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson, who repeatedly and defiantly said he would let voters decide if he should run the state, abruptly quit his nascent election bid Friday amid a stalled agenda, faltering popularity and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case ....
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SeaWorld: Whale show to resume after trainer death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld says its Shamu Believe show with killer whales will resume this weekend after a whale killed its trainer at the Orlando park.SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment President Jim Atchison says trainers won't get in the water with the killer whales ....
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VA to reconsider benefits for ill Gulf War vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.VA Secretar....
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Obama makes picks for debt commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's four appointments to the bipartisan debt panel he established last week include the head of manufacturing giant Honeywell and a former top-ranking Federal Reserve official.Obama will name David Cote, chief executive officer at H....
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AIG narrows 4Q loss, continues restructuring
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AIG said Friday it lost $8.87 billion in the fourth quarter as its general insurance business remained weak and the company ran up expenses from paying back government loans.The troubled insurer also said in an annual regulatory filing that it may ....
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Senate panel to delve into internal DOJ probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question a Justice Department official about the internal probe of two department attorneys — one now a federal appellate judge — who approved harsh interrogations of terror suspects proposed by the CIA during the Bus....
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SeaWorld faces major public relations challenge
MIAMI (AP) — After decades of cultivating a corporate image around one of the ocean's greatest predators, SeaWorld managers must reassure visitors that a killer whale's fatal mauling of its trainer doesn't mean the parks aren't safe.Veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, wa....
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Haiti wants refugees back in ravaged neighborhoods
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Relief officials have changed tack and are urging Haiti's earthquake homeless to return to their destroyed neighborhoods as the rainy season fast approaches.Officials had initially planned to build big camps outside Port-au-Prince. They still....
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Montana billionaire stands ground in trial
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth stayed on the attack Thursday as lawyers and accountants debated over who knew what — and when — during the financial collapse of the ultra-exclusive alpine getaway for the rich and famous.Nearly $300 million o....
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Ethics panel: N.Y. congressman broke travel rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing potential midterm election losses and a stuck-in-the-mud legislative program, Democrats can now add to their worries the ethics problems of chief House tax writer Rep. Charles Rangel.The House ethics committee accused Rangel on Thursday of accept....
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Debt collectors turned away at Wayne Newton home
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheriff's deputies were turned away from entertainer Wayne Newton's sprawling ranch home Thursday while trying to collect a $500,000 court judgment stemming from back pay owed to a former pilot, authorities said.Guards at Newton's house, in a 38-acre wal....
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Old story is similar to Ala. prof's Mass. shooting
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Investigators have discovered that a newspaper on the floor of Alabama university professor Amy Bishop's home when she killed her brother more than 20 years ago described an incident strikingly similar to what she did that day, raising questions about he....
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Thai court orders assets seized from ex-PM Thaksin
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's highest court ruled Friday to seize 46 billion baht ($1.4 billion) from ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's $2.29 billion in frozen assets, saying he had abused his political power for personal gain.The Supreme Court said that "to seize a....
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Sentencing set for co-defendants of ousted mayor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Two longtime Alabama Democrats are trying to avoid going to federal prison for bribing ousted Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.A federal judge scheduled sentencing Friday in Tuscaloosa for Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount, a former chairman....
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Legal troubles aside, ex-Detroit mayor lives large
DETROIT (AP) — If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick.Stripped of his job as Detroit's mayor, locked in jail for 99 days and saddled with a felony record, he is legally prohibited from seeking the only occupation he ever wanted — ele....
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Step show prize to be shared after Internet stir
ATLANTA (AP) — After days of controversy over a white group's win in a step competition, sponsor Coca-Cola said Thursday the second-place team will share top honors.Coca-Cola said in a statement that a review of the scoring from Saturday's national contest revealed a "sc....
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Brisk 5.9 percent growth in Q4 will likely fade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy rocketed ahead at a 5.9 percent pace in the final quarter of 2009, stronger than initially estimated. But the growth spurt isn't expected to carry over into this year.The fresh reading on the nation's economic standing, released by the Comme....
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Equipment demand slows to start 2010
Companies scaled back orders for equipment in January and filings for jobless benefits rose, the latest figures in a series of reports this week that show the U.S. economy is recovering in fits and starts. Orders for durable goods excluding transportation unexpectedly fell....
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To win a pitch, show you care
There's a saying among sales people that goes, “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”But when you're one of two or three firms delivering a presentation for a big piece of business, I don't think it's quite right. I think it should read, “In a ....
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Suing Wall Street banks never looked so shady
Next time you see some company complain its “mark-to-market” losses aren't real, remember this name: the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle. It used to claim that, too. And it couldn't have been more wrong. About a year ago, the government-chartered lender blamed accounting....
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Coke to purchase bottler in $12.3B deal
Coca-Cola Co., the world's biggest soda maker, agreed to buy the North American operations of bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in a deal valued at $12.3 billion, more than six months after PepsiCo Inc. moved to bring its bottlers in house to cut costs.The bottler's inves....
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Georgia Legal Services Program leads tax preparation outreach program in 6 Georgia counties
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Civil rights leader and former GA Appeals Court Judge Jack Ruffin dies
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Legal Services Corporation America’s Partner For Equal Justice BUDGET REQUEST FISCAL YEAR 2011
1. President's FY 2011 Budget Recommends Level Funding for LSC
Today President Obama released his budget plan. The President's overall budget plan includes a freeze on domestic discretionary spending, although some programs within the domestic discretionary budget will be cut and others will be increased.
As part of his detailed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget plan, the President is seeking $435 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). This is the same level of funding recommended in FY 2010 and only $15 million more than the amount appropriated for FY 2010. The President's request also includes, unchanged from the President's request in FY 2010, language regarding removal of the current restrictions on non-LSC funds, as well as the restrictions on attorneys' fees and participation in class action suits. The restriction on attorneys' fees was lifted in the FY 2010 appropriation enacted into law last December, while the restrictions on non-LSC funds and class actions remain.
Under the President's request for LSC, basic field funding would increase to $407 million, up from $394.4 million in FY 2010. The President is requesting $4 million for the Office of the Inspector General, down from $4.2 million in FY 2010. LSC Management and Grants Oversight would receive $20 million, up from $17 million in FY 2010. Funds for TIG grants would decrease from $3.4 million to $3 million, and $1 million would remain in the budget for loan repayment assistance.
On January 29, LSC submitted to Congress its FY 2011 budget request of $516.5 million. This funding level reflects the continuing need to provide adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation and the overwhelming needs among legal aid programs trying to help low-income clients, particularly given the economic climate. The modest increases to LSC funding over the past several years and the President's FY 2011 meager increase pale in comparison to the funding level that LSC needs in order to fill the huge justice gap that LSC has identified in its recent study. NLADA will continue to work with Congress to underscore this need as it works to secure funding for fiscal year 2011.
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State Bar of Georgia Names Attorney to Coordinate Military Legal Services Program
Atlanta – State Bar of Georgia President Bryan M. Cavan has announced the appointment of Norman Zoller as the coordinating attorney for the State Bar’s new military legal services program in support of veterans and service members.
Zoller has devoted the majority of his 34-year legal career to public service. He served as the first clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Judicial Circuit from 1981 to 1983, when he was named circuit executive, a post he held until his retirement in 2008. Previously, he managed the Hamilton County, Ohio, courts for nearly a decade. Zoller holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from the University of Cincinnati and a law degree from Northern Kentucky State University. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and Ohio.
An Army veteran, Zoller served almost seven years on active duty in the field artillery, including two tours in Vietnam, first with Special Forces and then with the 82nd Airborne Division. He also served 15 years in the National Guard and Army Reserves as a judge advocate officer.
“At a time when our country is making increased commitments of men and women in uniform both at home and abroad, the State Bar wants to do all we can to supplement the excellent work provided by military judge advocates on active duty and in the National Guard and Reserves,” Cavan said. “We think this is a place where the private bar can help as well, and we intend to do our part by providing professional legal services on a reduced fee or on a fully pro bono basis.”
Jeffrey O. Bramlett, immediate past president of the State Bar, who first advanced the idea for the military legal services program, said, “Nearly 700 Georgia lawyers have expressed an interest in participating in this opportunity to deliver needed legal services to the members of our armed forces, their families, and our veterans. Norman Zoller is precisely the right man to lead this Bar effort. Norman brings a unique package of management skill, legal training, and military experience to the challenge of building a superb service delivery organization with a state-of-the-art training component. I am confident that, under Norman’s capable leadership, our volunteer lawyers will deliver a tangible expression of thanks to Georgia’s military families for their sacrificial service to our country.”
Charles L. “Buck” Ruffin, chair of the State Bar’s special Pro Bono for Military Veterans & Service Members Committee, added, “The bar has been considering the mechanics of an effective program to address these unmet legal needs for many months, and we now look forward to this new program being able to translate Jeff’s vision into operational reality.”
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The State Bar of Georgia, with offices in Atlanta, Savannah and Tifton, was established in 1964 by Georgia’s Supreme Court as the successor to the voluntary Georgia Bar Association, founded in 1884. All lawyers licensed to practice in Georgia belong to the State Bar. Its more than 42,000 members work together to strengthen the constitutional promise of justice for all, promote principles of duty and public service among Georgia’s lawyers, and administer a strict code of legal ethics.
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Senate Approves $400 Million for LSC
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Georgia Resource Center: Senior Staff Attorney Position Available
Senior Staff Attorney Position Available
Established in 1988, the Georgia Resource Center is a non-profit law office with a national reputation for innovative, spirited, and unrelenting representation of its death-sentenced clients.
The Center is responsible for ensuring that Georgia's indigent death row inmates are adequately represented in state and federal post-conviction proceedings.
Qualifications:
$ Member of the Georgia Bar or willing to seek admission at the earliest opportunity;
$ Excellent writing and research skills;
$ Understanding of mental health and mental retardation issues and protocol;
$ Experience in Capital litigation; Capital post-conviction litigation preferred.
Duties:
$ Providing writing and case strategy assistance to staff attorneys;
$ Undertaking all aspects of habeas corpus litigation including digesting record, identifying habeas issues as well investigative and expert needs, legal research, drafting pleadings, working with investigators and experts, conducting limited investigation and depositions, and appearing in court;
$ Providing legal and investigative assistance to pro bono attorneys;
$ Preparing expert and lay witnesses and presenting evidence at state evidentiary hearings..
Salary:
$ Negotiable based upon experience.
Process:
$ Interested candidates should send a cover letter discussing their special experience and talents and explaining their interest in death penalty work, resume, professional references and brief writing sample to:
Mary Shellman
Georgia Resource Center
303 Elizabeth Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
(404) 222-9202
e-mail: georgiaresource@mindspring.com
$ Resumes accepted until position filled.
The Georgia Resource Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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404-730-5300 or 404-730-5313
