Abstract
This paper discusses the duties of the Attorney General of the United States. Specifically, it contains an analysis of how the Attorney General is chosen, and the powers they wield in the government. A brief history of the position is presented, and the current Attorney General, John Ashcroft, is introduced. The paper claims that the Attorney General is one of the most important offices in the Federal Government.

From the Paper
"The Attorney General of the United States is in charge of the Justice Department (DOJ) and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States Federal Government. The Attorney General advises the President and other members of the executive department of the government on legal issues. An addition, "The Attorney General appears in person to represent the Government before the U.S. Supreme Court in cases of exceptional gravity or importance" (DOJ)."

Tags:john, ashcroft, operation, tips, doj

Abstract
This paper takes a look at possible reforms to improve attorney disciplinary procedures. The paper points out that the American Bar Association has a code of professional responsibility by which attorneys must abide. Some of the general principles this code addresses are individual justice, distributive justice, truthfulness, and trust worthiness. The paper concludes that actively becoming aware of unethical procedures in law, along with participation of the public in the awareness, can help resolve some of the problems.

From the Paper
"One particular unethical conduct that states bars will not tolerate include lawyers who do not pay child support. In the Atlanta Journal Constitution it was reported in May of 2005 an attorney was ordered to pay $29,100 in monthly child support. This case marked the highest child support judgment ever issued to date for Georgia (Cook). Under OCGA 1968-28 the lawyer's license to practice law can be suspended. Once the attorney has met requirements of Bar Rule 1-209, their suspension will be revoked (Unknown 1). In this particular case, the attorney had "estimated stakes in his law firm to be worth over $20 million" and the courts made sure he paid every penny of child support to his children."

Tags:regulation, accountability, discipline, lawyer, professional, ethics

Abstract
The paper explores and analyzes the court case of "The Attorney General for Alberta v. The Attorney General of Canada" that brings into question the firearm rights in concordance with the Constitution Act of 1867 and the Firearms Act of 1995. The paper shows how this was a definitive case that assisted in establishing the gun laws that currently exist in Canada and the authority of Parliament as it pertains to the establishment of gun laws.

Outline:
Introduction
Main Legal Issues and Questions
Development of Other Laws Associated with Firearms
Interpretation of the Judicial Ruling on the Case
Conclusion

From the Paper
"This particular case may indeed have an effect that was not intended by the law. These unintended effects might include intruding upon the rights of law abiding citizens to have firearms. That is "a law may say that it intends to do one thing and actually do something else. Where the effects of the law diverge substantially from the stated aim, it is sometimes said to be "colourable" (Attorney General for Alberta v. The Attorney General of Canada).""
"Although there is some possibility that the law might be quite problematic, the higher court upheld the findings of the lower court. The higher court concluded that this particular act established by Parliament was permissible because Parliament had jurisdiction over criminal law. Furthermore, the court found that "The law in "pith and substance" is directed to enhancing public safety by controlling access to firearms through prohibitions and penalties. This brings it under the federal criminal law power. While the law has regulatory aspects, they are secondary to its primary criminal law purpose. The intrusion of the law into the provincial jurisdiction over property and civil rights is not so excessive as to upset the balance of federalism (Attorney General for Alberta v. The Attorney General of Canada).""

Tags:firearms, registration, licensing

Abstract
This is a biography of the life and achievements of Michigan's Attorney General Jennifer Granholm.

Abstract
One of the most important aspects of the structure of the US government is there is no single authority controlling or commanding the economy. This structural decision allowed for the creation of the free-market system in its current incarnation. No single person or institution can have an over-riding effect on the performance of the economy as a whole. However, there are a number individuals who can, to a greater or lesser degree, have an effect on the economy. This brief paper will examine the following four such figures: (1) the president, (2) the Federal Reserve Chairman, (3) SEC Commissioner, and (4) the attorney general.

Tags:government, effect, economy

Abstract
This essay explores the life and key political maneuvers of Michigan's attorney general, Jennifer Granholm, stressing especially her use of the court system to effect change.

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that it is generally accepted that the primary purpose of disciplinary proceedings regarding the conduct of professionals is not so much to punish the professional, as it is to protect the public. The writer points out that it is the intention of such proceedings to remove a perceived threat to public interest and public confidence in the profession. The basis for this rationale is the assumption that the public needs to be protected from the unscrupulous, and those incompetent and ignorant of the basic requirements of their profession. The writer looks at the current system in Australia and maintains that the present framework serves the basic needs of all stakeholders in an adequate manner, but that a better framework could be established, which more fairly caters to the needs of the other stakeholders. The writer concludes that even if the present framework is not substantially altered, improvements, such as allowing any third party to submit complaints, would help to improve the efficiency in which compliance by attorneys is monitored.

From the Paper
"The enforceability of the Institute's Code of Ethics is based on contractual obligations rather than legislatively conferred power, and a breach of the Institute's Code of Ethics may result in revocation of membership. Compliance with the Institute's Code of Ethics is monitored by way of complaints being submitted.
"The framework provided by the Institute's Code of Ethics appears, however, to add little to the framework already in existence as provided by the Board and the Tribunal. The enforceability of the Code of Ethics, the efficiency in which compliance with the Code of Ethics is monitored, and the sanctions imposable upon a breach of the Code of Ethics appear no more effective than those already provided by the Code of Conduct prescribed by the Regulations and the Board."

Tags:legislation, unprofessional, conduct, codes

Abstract
This paper explains that the 2001 GAO review of DOJ, a routine assessment conducted in compliance with federal law, the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) was put into place because waste and inefficiency undermine the confidence of the American people. The author believes that the current Attorney General, John Ashcroft, a hard-line, religious-right, ultra-conservative, has shown a contempt for the Bill of Rights. The paper states that the GAO should not be given more power, but the Congress has a duty to enter into a new post-9/11 phase and stand up to the Executive Branch to independently protect Americans from waste, abuse, and mismanagement of resources.

Table of Contents
The GAO Critiques DOJ
Internet-Based Research of DOJ
Conclusion

From the Paper
"As to the first of DOJ's "planned outcomes" " less violence related to gangs and drugs " the GAO in its summary states that DOJ "fell short of achieving its performance targets for four measures." Looking into those failures a bit more closely (p. 8), DOJ had said it would try to perform 4.81 million "criminal background checks" and yet it only conducted 4.49 million checks. Also, the GAO says that while DOJ claims it prevented 71,890 "ineligible" individuals from purchasing firearms, the GAO says DOJ missed its target of preventing 140,244 persons from buying guns."

Tags:waste, inefficiency, congress, internet, evaluation

Abstract
This paper describes the historical and biographical context in which Stanton was able to emerge as a public figure. The paper focuses on Stanton's boyhood and early years in the Ohio Valley, as well as his early associations with the abolitionist movement in the antebellum period. The author points out that Stanton had bouts of depression and obsessive-compulsive behavior, which is a significant because of his tendentious, bombastic and moralistic behavior that marked his later professional life.

From the Paper
"The principal personal characteristics about Stanton that emerge from an examination of his early life are his careerist ambition and his conviction about and confidence in his ability to accurately analyze contingent situations and to exploit such situations with energy, screened by expressions of a sense of moral mission, positioning himself favorably with respect to them. That out of these characteristics grew a series of personal career accomplishments, personal behavior that could be interpreted as psychologically obsessive and controlling, and a sense of moral entitlement to privilege and unconditional positive regard by his peers (whatever he may thought of them) may be inferred from the course of events in his life that preceded his appointment to Lincoln's cabinet as Secretary of War. Sandburg describes Stanton as a "nervous, asthmatic, strong man of many contradictions"."

Tags:abolitionist, ohio, antebellum, depression, moralistic

From the Paper
"Burton K. Wheeler, Harry M. Daugherty, and Teapot Dome
This paper will discuss the attacks of Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Montana) on Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty during the Winter and Spring of 1924 concerning scandals involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. The first part of the paper will provide some background to the conflict between the two men. The second part of the paper will examine the charges themselves and discuss their validity. This part of the paper will concentrate on the witnesses called before the Senate investigating committee by Wheeler.


The Teapot Dome scandal involved the selling of leases to U.S. Navy oil reserves by the Secretary of the Interior to private oil companies. Secretary Albert Fall had arranged for control of the reserves to be transferred from the Department of the..."