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	11-23-2004 - Special Prosecutor To Settle Dispute Between Hearn, Jarrette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A hearing Monday afternoon led to the hiring of a special prosecutor to settle a dispute between the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office and a county Superior Court judge.
		During the hearing, county prosecutors were removed from 18 misdemeanor probation violation cases after Jarrette denied Kosciusko County Prosecutor Steve Hearn’s motion to have a new judge appointed to the cases.
		A retired prosecutor from Miami County is expected to fill the position of special prosecutor.
	www.timeswrsw.com /N1123042.HTM (155 words)

	frontline: secrets of an independent counsel: the office: a brief history of the independent counsel law
		Special prosecutors have investigated such notorious cases as the 1920's Teapot Dome bribery and corruption affair and the tax scandals of the early 1950's.
		Actually appointing the special prosecutor was a new three-judge panel, based at the US Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
		All told, the special prosecutor law was invoked eleven times from 1978 to 1982, and resulted in three appointments of a special prosecutor.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/counsel/office/history.html (2217 words)

	Human Rights First \| Human Rights Defenders - Digna Ochoa
		Mexican Special Prosecutor Margarita Guerra, who led an inquiry into the violent death of internationally recognized human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa, has stunned the human rights community by disparaging the activist’s human rights work, discounting any motive for her to have been targeted for murder, and concluding that her death was probably a suicide.
		We are also perplexed by the tone and substance of parts of the Special Prosecutor’s report which appear intended to impugn the integrity and the dignity of the victim, while wholly discounting her contribution to the fight for human rights in Mexico.
		Although the killing was initially described by public prosecutors and police spokesmen as murder, a special prosecutor assigned to the case subsequently pursued a line of inquiry into the possibility that it was a suicide intended to appear to have been murder.
	www.humanrightsfirst.org /defenders/hrd_mexico/hrd_ochoa/hrd_och_6.htm (1562 words)

	Converted file ad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That the Prosecutor has previously stated as reported by the Herald-Bulletin, on February 2, 2002 that if a Special Prosecutor is requested, that he would not object to the appointment of said Special Prosecutor.
		Respondent testified that inasmuch as Prosecutor Cummings had publicly indicated he would have “no problem” with the appointment of a special prosecutor if one was requested, it was his opinion on March 7, 2002 that it was not necessary to hold a hearing on the petition filed by Eisele.
		In those stories, Cummings indicated his willingness to agree that a special prosecutor was necessary to handle the charges against the sons of the prominent Madison County Democrats, but stated that there is no basis for requesting a special prosecutor to handle the charges against the other juveniles alleged to be involved.
	www.ai.org /judiciary/opinions/archive/11070301.ad.html (3877 words)

	Amendment to Attorney General Order--Special Prosecutor Provision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Office of Watergate Special Prosecution Force shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be the Special Prosecutor appointed by the Attorney General.
		The duties and responsibilities of the Special Prosecutor are set forth in the attached appendix which is incorporated and made a part hereof.
		In exercising this authority, the Special Prosecutor will have the greatest degree of independence that is consistent with the Attorney General's statutory accountability for all matters falling within the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice.
	www.brook.edu /dybdocroot/gs/IC/Genesis/jaworski.htm (826 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		The independent Special Prosecutor with his asserted need for the subpoenaed material in the underlying criminal prosecution is opposed by the President with his steadfast assertion of privilege against disclosure of the material.
		From our examination of the materials submitted by the Special Prosecutor to the District Court in support of his motion for the subpoena, we are persuaded that the District Court's denial of the President's motion to quash the subpoena was consistent with Rule 17 (c).
		The Special Prosecutor suggests that the evidentiary requirement of Bowman Dairy Co. and Iozia does not apply in its full vigor when the subpoena duces tecum is issued to third parties rather than to government prosecutors.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=418&invol=683 (9133 words)

	The New Republic: Not special enough.(reforming the special prosecutor/independent counsel law)(Editorial)@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Not special enough.(reforming the special prosecutor/independent counsel law)(Editorial)
		The entire special prosecutor process, begun in 1978, is now hopeless corrupted by politics.
		Janet Reno's failure to appoint a special prosecutor to look into shady Democratic fund-raising prompted the usual suspects--the editors of The New York Times, Rush Limbaugh--to fume that they'd never witnessed such blatant partisan posturing.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:18965478&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (180 words)

	Special Prosecutor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Attorney General's office has appointed a leading Vancouver lawyer as a special prosecutor to oversea the court proceedings in the ongoing teachers strike.
		As the special prosecutor who has directed the CIA leak investigation, he is expected to decide within days who, if anyone, will be charged with a crime.
		KOZHIKODE: AV Joseph, the special prosecutor in the sensational ice cream case who is in the thick of controversy, has said that he cannot go ahead with the...
	www.wikiverse.org /special-prosecutor (282 words)

	NMU (11/1/01): Radio talk-show host fights special prosecutor's subpoena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A radio talk-show host has not proven he is a journalist, so he is not entitled to special First Amendment protection against a subpoena for his testimony, a special prosecutor in Providence, R.I., is arguing in a federal case.
		Special Prosecutor Marc DeSisto wants radio host John DePetro's testimony as part of DeSisto's court-ordered investigation into how a government videotape of alleged corruption at city hall wound up in the hands of a television station, which broadcast it.
		Cavanagh said he does not think the prosecutor is using the subpoena as a tool to stop DePetro from discussing Operation Plunder Dome on the air.
	www.rcfp.org /news/2001/1101usvvin.html (482 words)

	Laborers-LIUNA Local 29 Mario Montuoro Says Secretary of Labor Was Present Went Bribe Was Paid, Special Prosecutor To ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate allegations that Labor Secretary Raymond J. Donovan was a witness to an illegal union payoff while an executive of a New Jersey construction company, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
		The prosecutor will be selected by a panel of members of the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington.
		Under the 1978 Ethics in Government Act a special prosecutor must be appointed if the Attorney General finds in a preliminary investigation that allegations against a high government official are not frivolous.
	www.laborers.org /AP_Donovan_12-24-81.html (485 words)

	Augustine wants special prosecutor in hearings (printable version)
		Special session costs are estimated at $250,000 to $300,000.
		And it said a special prosecutor should been brought into the picture from the beginning, saying one arm of the executive branch investigating another creates a “fundamental institutional conflict of interest.”
		Anderson expects the Assembly to create a special committee or appoint the judiciary committee to hear evidence and prepare a report for or against impeachment for the full body to consider.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=84826 (945 words)

	Delegate Peter Franchot - Land Deal Special Prosecutor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I am requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the planned and aborted transaction of the 836 acre parcel of state owned land in St. Mary's County from the Ehrlich administration to J. Willard Hackerman.
		I would also ask that this special prosecutor be authorized to inspect the entire process by which the Ehrlich administration planned this sale and that of other public land preserves in the state of Maryland.
		Under relevant Maryland statutes, I am requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the planned and aborted transaction of the 836 acre parcel of state owned land in St. Mary's County from the Ehrlich administration to J. Willard Hackerman.
	mytaxrebate.com /press/specialprosecutor/newsitem_view (502 words)

	Owens may appoint special prosecutor
		A special prosecutor could ask for a statewide grand jury to help in carrying out an investigation, or make the decision alone on whether to issue an indictment.
		The special prosecutor would not be able to review any of the actual work of the Boulder grand jury because of secrecy laws.
		If a special prosecutor is named and returns an indictment, the case might still be tried in Boulder.
	www.denver-rmn.com /extra/ramsey/1014owen1.shtml (936 words)

	RULE 41 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Payment shall be made by the County Treasurer in accordance with R.C. The special prosecutor shall endeavor to bring the case to indictment or if there is insufficient evidence to indict, make such a determination within sixty (60) days from the date of appointment.
		The special prosecutor shall, to the extent possible, utilize already existing government resources in the investigation and prosecution of the alleged criminal conduct as opposed to expending public funds for independent contractors.
		All matters relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor, the fees to be paid the special prosecutor as well as any pre-indictment legal rulings, shall be made by the Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
	www.hamilton-co.org /common_pleas/LR41.htm (403 words)

	Laborers-LIUNA Local 29 Alleged Payoffs By Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan Investigated By Leon Silverman
		New York attorney Leon Silverman yesterday was appointed special prosecutor to investigate allegations that Labor Secretary Raymond J. Donovan sanctioned illegal payoffs to a union official when he headed a New Jersey construction company.
		Vernon Louviere, a spokesman for Donovan, said, "as the Secretary pointed out in his public statement last week, the appointment of a special prosecutor is the only way to prove the falsity of the published allegations once and for all.
		The special prosecutor court is headed by US Circuit Judge Roger Robb in Washington and also includes two senior appellate judges, J. Edward Lumbard of the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit in New York City and Lewis R. Morgan of the 11th Circuit, with offices in Atlanta.
	www.laborers.org /AP_Donovan_12-30-81.html (541 words)

	Kenneth Starr - dKosopedia
		Kenneth Winston Starr (born July 21, 1946) is a lawyer and former judge who is most prominently known for his role as special prosecutor and was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the Whitewater land transactions by President Bill Clinton.
		In 1994 Starr was appointed by a three-judge panel to continue the Whitewater investigation, replacing Robert Fiske, who had been specially appointed by the Attorney General Janet Reno prior to the re-enactment of the Independent Counsel law to investigate whether the Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy had violated the law in accepting gifts.
		He is one of the lead attorneys in a class-action lawsuit filed by a coalition of liberal and conservative groups (including the ACLU and the NRA) against the regulations created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known informally as McCain-Feingold Act.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Kenneth_Starr (740 words)

	The Consortium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Iran-contra special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh was a widely respected Republican of the old school.
		The revamped panel was in place when Republican Robert Fiske was ousted as Whitewater special prosecutor and was replaced by legal conservative activist Starr.
		Indeed, all the conservative judges involved in this seizure of the special prosecutor apparatus work closely with the far-right Federalist Society, which has as a principal goal the purging of liberalism from the federal bench.
	www.consortiumnews.com /archive/story10.html (440 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Ashcroft steps aside in probe into CIA leak
		Patrick Fitzgerald, a career prosecutor who is the US attorney in Chicago, will have the authority to make all prosecutorial decisions -- including issuing subpoenas, granting immunity to witnesses, or bringing charges -- without first consulting his bosses at the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General James Comey announced.
		The move was called long overdue by Democrats who have called for Ashcroft to recuse himself and appoint a special outside counsel to ensure that the investigation would be "thorough and fearless" even if it touched powerful people in the administration.
		That the special prosecutor remained a Justice Department official, however, drew fresh fire.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/12/31/ashcroft_steps_aside_in_probe_into_cia_leak (1673 words)

	BARF Feature: The Legitimization of the Inquisition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From the Clinics to the Special Prosecutor: The Legitimization of the Inquisition
		Therein is the most dangerous power of the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than cases that need to be prosecuted.
		In such a case it is not a question of discovering the commission of a crime and then looking for the man who has committed it, it is a question of picking the man and then searching the law books, or putting investigators to work, to pin some offense on him.
	www.barf.org /articles/0030 (1508 words)

	Kenneth Starr: New Probe Puts Special Prosecutor in Limelight
		Starr's inability after so long to hit a big target meant that his inquiry was causing little public stir except to generate criticism from Clinton supporters that the prosecutor was on a political mission.
		Last week, a special federal court, acting on the recommendation of Attorney General Janet Reno, gave Starr authority to investigate whether Clinton had encouraged Monica Lewinsky to lie under oath about a relationship with the president.
		Then last year, Starr announced that he would resign as special prosecutor to become a dean at Pepperdine University, a school heavily financed by a conservative foundation.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/politics/012398clinton-starr.html (610 words)

	WNDU-TV: News Story: Special prosecutor named in Pfaff case - December 30, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A special prosecutor has been named to decide whether Elkhart County's Superior Court Judge Benjamin Pfaff should face charges of criminal recklessness.
		Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill decided early on if this case warranted, it would go to a "special prosecutor".
		Whitley County Prosecutor Matthew Rentschler was named special prosecutor in the case.
	www.wndu.com /news/122003/news_23351.php (443 words)

	Special Prosecutor Again Queries Reporter
		New York Times reporter Judith Miller answered questions yesterday about a previously undisclosed conversation she had with Vice President Cheney's chief of staff in June 2003 and is scheduled to testify before a grand jury today to answer more questions in the investigation of how a covert CIA operative's identity was leaked to reporters.
		Special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald, who has indicated he is nearing a decision about whether to charge anyone in the case, questioned Miller about notes she said she discovered last week involving a June 23, 2003, conversation with Cheney's top aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, according to a source familiar with Miller's account.
		They say a prosecutor could argue that any official or private citizen committed a felony by transferring classified information about Plame to reporters.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR2005101101606_pf.html (766 words)

	Arkansas News Bureau - Balfe appointed special prosecutor in Saline County case
		LITTLE ROCK - Benton County prosecutor Bob Balfe was appointed special prosecutor on Monday to investigate whether the Saline County sheriff intimidated a witness.
		Saline County prosecutor Robert Herzfeld asked for the appointment, which was granted by Saline County Circuit Court Judge Grisham Phillips.
		Mask's attorney, Ricky Hicks, said the appointment of a special prosecutor was probably a good idea "in order to avoid any appearance of political tampering." However, he said he was concerned about how much influence Herzfeld would have in Balfe's investigation.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2004/09/14/News/287306.html (342 words)

	SCHUMER CALLS FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL TO BE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL LEAK OF
		The Special Counsel essentially has the same powers as a US Attorney, including subpoena power and the ability to convene a grand jury.
		If the Attorney General precludes the Special Counsel from taking any proposed actions (such as subpoenaing documents, interviewing witnesses or presenting evidence to a grand jury) he is required to report those instances to Congress after the probe has concluded.
		The Justice Department's regulations provide that the Special Counsel shall be a "lawyer with a reputation for integrity and impartial decision-making" and "shall be selected from outside the United States Government." The Special Counsel must undergo a background investigation before assuming the position.
	www.senate.gov /~schumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/PR02064.html (997 words)

	Report: Special Prosecutor Contributed To Deters' Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The special prosecutor who investigated thefts at the Hamilton County prosecutor's office while state Treasurer Joseph Deters was in charge contributed $2,500 to his 1998 campaign, according to a published report.
		The disclosure of the contribution surprised Hamilton Prosecutor Mike Allen, who said he had requested a special prosecutor on the case to avoid a potential conflict of interest involving his office.
		According to the Ohio Ethics Commission, the failure of a special prosecutor to disclose a political contribution is not a violation of ethics laws.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2003/local/03/11/deters.html (540 words)

	Rights group: U.S. Special prosecutor needed - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Roth said only the attorney general is authorized to appoint a special prosecutor and there's a long tradition for such appointments whenever there is reason to doubt the independence of the Justice Department.
		"Special prosecutors were appointed for far lesser crimes, such as to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against President Clinton, and most recently under the Bush administration to determine who identified the wife of a CIA agent," said Roth.
		Roth said that a special prosecutor should investigate violations of two U.S. laws -- the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1994 which criminalizes torture committed anyplace in the world by U.S. forces, and the War Crimes Act of 1996, which criminalizes any serious violation of the Geneva Conventions.
	www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20050113-062724-5165r.htm (1358 words)

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