Chertoff insists Obama must have plan before closing Guantanamo
December 15, 2008
'[JURIST] US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on Sunday told the BBC that before closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President-elect Barack Obama must have a plan for dealing with the detainees. In an appearance on The Andrew....... [more] 
Chertoff announces revised airline passenger screening regulations
October 22, 2008
'[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Wednesday issued a final rule setting out the details of his department''s air passenger screening program. Under the Secure Flight Final Rule, responsibility for vetting the nation''s air....... [more]
Texas group sues Chertoff to block border fence construction
May 17, 2008
'[JURIST] The Texas Border Coalition, a group of Texan officials and business owners, filed a class action lawsuit Friday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security from constructing a fence on....... [more]
Chertoff says DHS moving ahead with domestic spy satellite program
April 12, 2008
'[JURIST] US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that DHS will move forward with plans to use spy satellites as part of a domestic intelligence program designed to assist law enforcement agencies. In his response....... [more]
Top Bush administration officials speak out against media shield bill
April 4, 2008
'[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey, National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff joined forces Thursday to speak out against the Free Flow of Information Act of....... [more]
Chertoff urges holdout states to comply with REAL ID act
March 4, 2008
'[JURIST] US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff sent letters to the governors of several states on Monday, urging them to comply with an upcoming deadline to adopt comprehensive driver''s license standards to bring their state IDs in line....... [more]
Supreme Court agrees to hear paralegal fees case
November 13, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Richlin Security Service v. Chertoff (06-1717), a case where the Court will consider whether paralegal services can be recovered at the market rate when determining the payment of attorneys''....... [more]
Environmental groups challenge Chertoff lift of barriers to border fence
November 2, 2007
'[JURIST] Two environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed an amended complaint challenging the constitutionality of the Real ID Act in response to actions taken by US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last month. Defenders of Wildlife and....... [more]
Chertoff lifts environmental barriers to border fence construction
October 22, 2007
'[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Monday utilized his power under the Real ID Act to circumvent a federal district court decision handed down last week that on environmental grounds ordered the delay of construction of a fence on....... [more]
Chertoff, senators spar over immigration reform bill
June 21, 2007
'[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has criticized a bipartisan amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 that seeks to loosen the worker verification program by requiring employers to verify only the....... [more]
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