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Davis Recall:
(Lawsuits For And Against Recall Election of California's Gov. Gray Davis)

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Death Penalty:

Stay of Execution (Cooper v. Woodford) (Calif. Death Row Inmate) (Feb. 9, 2004)
Amicus Brief (Banks v. Cockrell) (Feb. 19, 2003)
Provisional Order (Mexico v. U.S.) (Feb. 5, 2003)
9:30 a.m. (Mexico's arguments) (Mexico v. U.S.) (Jan. 20, 2003)
11:30 a.m. (U.S. response) (Mexico v. U.S.) (Jan. 20, 2003)
3:00 p.m. (Mexican reply) (Mexico v. U.S.) (Jan. 20, 2003)
6:00 p.m. (U.S. response) (Mexico v. U.S.) (Jan. 20, 2003)
Application to World Court (Mexico v. U.S.) (Jan. 9, 2003)
Dissenting Opinion (In re: Stanford) (Oct. 21, 2002)
Justice Breyer's Dissent (Foster v. Florida) (Oct. 21, 2002)
Justice Thomas' Concurrence (Foster v. Florida) (Oct. 21, 2002)
Opinion (U.S. v. Fell) (Sept. 24, 2002)
Dissent of 3 Supreme Court Justices re minor's execution (Patterson v. Texas) (Aug. 28, 2002)
Idaho Supreme Court Opinion Reversing Death Sentence (Idaho v. Fetterly) (Aug. 6, 2002)
Opinion Finding Electrocution Unconstitutional (Dawson v. State of Georgia) (Oct. 5, 2001)

Oregon's Death With Dignity Act:
(U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's Attempt To Negate Oregon's Death With Dignity Act)

9th Circuit Opinion Holding that Oregon's Death With Dignity Act does not violate the Federal Controlled Substances Act (Oregon v. Ashcroft) (May 26, 2004)
Opinion and Order (Oregon v. Ashcroft) (April 17, 2002)
Permanent Injunction (Oregon v. Ashcroft) (April 17, 2002)
Complaint
Motion, Proposed TRO, and Memorandum of Law In support of TRO and Preliminary Injunction

Chad Dekoven (the Messiah-God case):

Opinion and Order Summarily Dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint (Dekoven v. Bell, Siegel, et. al)

Dell:

Misdemeanor Charges (NY v. Curtis) (Feb. 10, 2003)

John Demjanjuk (aka "Ivan the Terrible"):

Decision Revoking Citizenship (includes Findings of Fact, Supplemental Memorandum, and Judgment Entry)

U.S. Department of Defense:

Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Ahmad al Halabi) (Sep. 24, 2003) (Defense attys seek to make hearings public) (In re: al Halabi)
Charge Sheet (Ahmad al Halabi) (Espionage charges against Gitmo Air Force translator accused of spying for Syria) (Sep. 24, 2003)
Defense Policy Board Charter (August 3, 2001)
Draft Of Military Tribunal Crime Instructions (Feb. 28, 2003)
Memorandum Opinion (FOIA case of former Los Alamos Nat'l Laboratory intelligence chief Danny B. Stillman) (Stillman v. Dept. of Defense) (June 10, 2002)
Preferred Charges (friendly fire incident) (Maj. Harry Schmidt) (Sept. 13, 2002)
Preferred Charges (friendly fire incident) (Maj. William Umbach) (Sept. 13, 2002)
Military Commission Order No. 1 (military tribunal rules for terrorist suspects) (March 21, 2002)
Memorandum Opinion (holding Army promotion process discriminates) (Saunders v. White) (March 4, 2002)
Guide to Reserve Family Member Benefits U.S. Department of Defense (June 19, 2000)
Letter Re: Black Berets Purchased From China

U.S. Department of Energy:

Notice of Deposition (Nat'l Resources Defense Council v. Dept. of Energy) (April 29, 2002)
Memorandum Opinion and Order (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dept. of Energy) (March 5, 2002)
Memorandum-Order (Natural Resources Defense Council v. Dept. of Energy) (Feb. 21, 2002)
Order (Natural Resources Defense Council v. Dept. of Energy) (Feb. 21, 2002)
Petition for Review (State of Nevada v. U.S. Dep't of Energy) (Dec. 17, 2001)
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Natural Resources Defense Council v. Dept. of Energy) (Dec. 11, 2001)
Inspector General's Inquiry Report on "Review of Alleged conflicts of Interest for a Legal Services Contract for the Yucca Mountain Project" (Nov. 2001)

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS):

HHS 'Nursing Home Compare' Website Has Major Flaws (Report prepared for Rep. Waxman and Sen. Grassley) (Feb. 21, 2002)

U.S. Department of the Interior:

Memorandum Opinion (Cobell, et al. v. Norton) (Sept. 17, 2002)
Contempt Order (Cobell, et al. v. Norton) (Sept. 17, 2002)
TRO Shutting Down Dept. of Interior Web Sites (Corbell v. Norton) (Dec. 5, 2001)

U.S. Department of Justice:

Ashcroft's Memo To U.S. Attorneys [PDF] (Ashcroft Orders Prosecutors to limit plea bargains) (Sep. 22, 2003)
Inspector General's Report Congress on Implementation of USA PATRIOT Act [PDF] (July 17, 2003)
FBI Whistleblower Report (Feb. 21, 2003)
Attachments to the FBI Whistleblower Report (Feb. 21, 2003)
Opinion and Order (DOJ must pay attorney's overtime) (Doe, et al. v. U.S.) (Nov. 14, 2002)
The INS's Contacts With Two September 11 Terrorists: A Review of the INS's Admissions of Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi, its Processing of their Change of Status Applications, and its Efforts to Track Foreign Students in the United States (May 20, 2002)
Settlement Agreement Among U.S. Department of Justice, the City of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Police Department (regarding use of force, supervision, and independent monitoring) (April 2002)
"Absconder Apprehension Initiative" memo from the Deputy Attorney General (Jan. 25, 2002)
DOJ Letter to North Carolina State Bar re: Real Estate Closings (Dec. 14, 2001)
Complaint for Injunctive Relief (Center for Nat'l Security Studies, et. al v. Dept. of Justice) (Dec. 5, 2001)
Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Relief (U.S. v. Bell) (scam telling people they don't owe income tax)
Federal Register Rule Letting Investigators Monitor Communications Between Terror Suspects And Defense Lawyers (66 Fed. Reg. 55062 - 55066) (Oct. 31, 2001)
Firearm Use by Offenders (November 2001)
Attorney General's Letter to SecState Requesting 46 Groups in Exec. Order 13224 be Designated Terrorist Organizations
Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99 (Oct. 2001)
Assessment of the Increased Risk of Terrorist or other Criminal Activity Associated with Posting Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information on the Internet (4/18/00)
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2000 Statistics
Prisoners in 2000 Statistics
2000 National Crime Victimization Report

U.S. Department of Labor:

29 CFR Part 541 (proposed overtime change) (Mar. 27, 2003)
Opinion (Chao v. Mallard Bay) (Jan. 9, 2002)
Memorandum Opinion (UAW-Labor Employment And Training Corp. v. Chao) (Jan. 2, 2002)
A Non-Technical Resources Guide to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (Feb. 2001)

U.S. Department of State:

Worldwide Caution Bulletin (Feb. 6, 2003)
The United States and the International Criminal Court, Remarks to the Federalist Society (by John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security) (Nov. 14, 2002)
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001 May 2002
Patterns of Global Terrorism 1999 Apr 2000
2001 Trafficking in Persons Report

U.S. Department of Transportation:

Transportation Security Enhancement Act of 2001 H.R. 3110
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Co. CF6-6, CF6-45, CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines (Oct. 5, 2001)
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Co. CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, and CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines (Oct. 5, 2001)
Statement from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sep 13, 2001
Statement from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sep 12, 2001
Testimony on Aviation Security By Alexis M. Stefani, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing. (PDF) Apr 19, 2000
Testimony on Aviation Security By Alexis M. Stefani, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing. (PDF) Mar 23, 2000
Top DOT Management Challenges Report -- Transportation Security Excerpt from (PDF) Jan 18, 2001
Testimony on Aviation Security By Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General. (PDF) Mar 24, 1999
Office of Inspector General Audit Report: Federal Air Marshal Program (PDF) Apr 17, 1997

U.S. Department of the Treasury:

Dewey Decimal System:

Complaint (OCLC Online Computer Library Center v. 299 Madison Ave., LLC) (Suit against NYC Library Hotel for trademark infringement) Sep. 10, 2003

James Dickey:

Employment Contract with Texas Tech

Denise DiFede:

Complaint (DiFede v. Pace University School of Law)

Digital Media Association (DMA):

Complaint for Declaratory Judgment (Digital Media Association v. RIAA)

Direct TV:

FBI Affidavit (student accused of stealing proporietary docs) (U.S. v. Serebryany) (Dec. 31, 2002)

Abu Doha (Millenium Bombing Case):

Indictment (U.S. v. Doha)
Criminal Complaint (U.S. v. Doha)

Rachel Dominguez (aka Shelley Morrison):

Misdemeanor Complaint (People v. Rachel Dominguez aka Shelley Morrison) (Apr. 29, 2003)

Robert Downey Jr.:

Arrest Report - 4/24/01

Joseph L. Druce:

Indictment (Mass. v. Druce) (Alleged Slaying of Ex-Priest Geoghan) (Sep. 11 2003)

Drugs:

Complaint (City of Santa Cruz v. Ashcroft) (Apr. 23, 2003)
Memorandum of Points & Authorities (City of Santa Cruz v. Ashcroft) (Apr. 23, 2003)
Order (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Mar. 5, 2003)
Plaintiffs' Request for Judicial Notice (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Dec. 5, 2002)
Plaintiffs' Request for Judicial Notice (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Nov. 26, 2002)
Plaintiffs' Reply (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Nov. 26, 2002)
Defendant's Opposition (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Nov. 19, 2002)
Plaintiff's Memo of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 29, 2002)
Declaration of Angel McClary Raich (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 25, 2002)
Declaration of Frank Henry Lucido, M.D. (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 30, 2002)
Declaration of Diane Monson (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 30, 2002)
Declaration of Dr. John Rose (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 30, 2002)
Complaint (Raich v. Ashcroft) (Oct. 9, 2002)
New Jersey Appellate Opinion Upholding HS Drug Testing (Joye, et al. v. Hunterdon Central Regional HS Bd of Ed, et al.) (Aug. 12, 2002)
Drug Testing in Schools (Office of National Drug Control Policy) (Aug. 2002)

DVD:

Opinion (DVD Copy Control Ass'n v. Bunner) (CA Supreme Ct.) (Aug. 25, 2003)
Opinion (DVD Copy v. Bunner) (CA 6th Dist. Court of Appeals) (Nov. 11, 2001)
Opinion (Universal v. Reimerdes)
Final Judgment (Universal v. Reimerdes)