Chertoff says DHS moving ahead with domestic spy satellite program
April 12, 2008
[JURIST] US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] 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 to concerns [press.... [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 2007 [S 2035 materials] in separate letters.... [more]
Chertoff urges holdout states to comply with REAL ID act
March 4, 2008
[JURIST] US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff [official profile] 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 with the requirements of the.... [more]
DHS gives final approval to 'virtual fence' along US-Mexico border
February 22, 2008
[JURIST] The US government has granted final approval to the first stretch of "virtual fencing" [JURIST report], which will run for 28 miles along the US-Mexico border [GlobalSecurity backgrounder] southwest of Tucson, Arizona, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday at a briefing.... [more]
DHS to approve 'virtual fence' on Mexico border: Chertoff
February 14, 2008
[JURIST] The US government plans to approve the first stretch of "virtual fencing" for border control, which will run for 28 miles along the US-Mexico border [GlobalSecurity backgrounder] southwest of Tucson, Arizona, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] said Wednesday.... [more]
Supreme Court agrees to hear paralegal fees case
November 13, 2007
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday granted certiorari in Richlin Security Service v. Chertoff (06-1717) [docket; cert. petition, PDF], a case where the Court will consider whether paralegal services can be recovered at the market rate when determining.... [more]
Environmental groups challenge Chertoff lift of barriers to border fence
November 2, 2007
[JURIST] Two environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed an amended complaint [press release] challenging the constitutionality of the Real ID Act [PDF text] in response to actions taken by US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last month. Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club.... [more]
Chertoff lifts environmental barriers to border fence construction
October 22, 2007
[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] Monday utilized his power under the Real ID Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive] to circumvent a federal district court decision handed down last week that on environmental grounds ordered the delay of construction of a.... [more]
Chertoff, senators spar over immigration reform bill
June 21, 2007
[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] has criticized a bipartisan amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 [S 1348 summary; JURIST report] that seeks to loosen the worker verification program by requiring employers to verify only the.... [more]
Federal judge dismisses Katrina wrongful death claims
May 3, 2007
[JURIST] US District Judge Jay Zainey has dismissed part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by families whose relatives died during Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive]. The son of Ethel Mayo Freeman sued the federal government, including former FEMA director Michael Brown [Wikipedia profile].... [more]
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