Committee Serial No. 9. pt.1,v.1: Focuses on antitrust judgment enforcement of the consent decree reached in U.S. v Atlantic Refining Co.; pt. 2, v.1: Reviews enforcement of antitrust consent decree with American Telephone and Telegraph Co. on relations with Western Electric Co. and on telephone equipment and technology patent licensing practices; pt. 2, v. 2: Includes numerous lengthy submitted documents; pt. 2, v. 3: Examines Justice Dept enforcement of consent decree for divestiture of Western Electric Co. by AT&T. Includes. a. "Bell System Owned U.S. Patents in Force on January 1, 1956," Justice Dept, 1956 (p. 3753-3810). b. "Comparison of Corresponding Paragraphs of Complaint and Answer in U.S. v Western Electric Co. and AT&T," (p. 3823-3880). c. "U.S. v Western Electric Co. and AT&T Report Regarding Equipment Manufactured by Western for Bell System," AT&T, Jan. 25, 1955 (p. 3891-4078).

The "Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974," prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL), is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Tracking the provisions of the Act itself, the Overview provides reference to, and legal analysis of, court decisions interpreting the Act's provisions.

Schools, welfare agencies, and a wide variety of other state and local institutions of vital importance to citizens are actually controlled by attorneys and judges rather than governors and mayors. In this valuable book, Ross Sandler and David Schoenbrod explain how this has come to pass, why it has resulted in service to the public that is worse, not better, and what can be done to restore control of these programs to democratically elected—and accountable—officials. Sandler and Schoenbrod tell how the courts, with the best intentions and often with the approval of elected officials, came to control ordinary policy making through court decrees. These court regimes, they assert, impose rigid and often ancient detailed plans that can founder on reality. Newly elected officials, who may wish to alter the plans in response to the changing wishes of voters, cannot do so unless attorneys, court-appointed functionaries, and lower-echelon officials agree. The result is neither judicial government nor good government, say Sandler and Schoenbrod, and they offer practical reforms that would set governments free from this judicial stranglehold, allow courts to do their legitimate job of protecting rights, and strengthen democracy.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

From Summary: ... the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Acy, which gives DOJ's Civil Rights Division the authority to investigate state and local law enforcement agencies that it believes have unconstitutional policies or practices of conduct. The law is intended to address systemic issues, rather than individual complaints... The alleged misconduct cannot be an isolated incident. And there is no private right of action under the 1994 law; only the Justice Department is given authority to launch investigations and litigation under this statute.