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The Most Important Thing Internal Audit Can Do in 2014 - Part 4
Posted on Jan 17, 2014 by Mike Jacka
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Mike. Happy new year! An excellent and thought provoking blog. But is a seismic change really necessary? I think that depends on the methodology of each internal audit department and how close it is to the fundamental objective of internal audit. I think IA's objective is to provide an independent and objective opinion to an organisation's management as to whether its risks are being managed to acceptable levels. I hope this includes all your requirements: the need to understand how the business operates, now and into the future; the need to be creative and innovative; the need to be active. Continued below...
This is not the definitive of a passive, consulting department (why is consulting even in the IIA's definition of internal audit?); it is the definition of a department willing to nail its colours to the mast and express an opinion which may eventually find its way through to the financial reports. Whether an internal audit department has to undergo a seismic shift depends on how near it is to this objective. However, maybe the profession at the top needs an earthquake. Look at the sessions so far announced for the International Conference. Isn't it more of the same? The most likely relevant session (Adapting to the pace of change) is given by the former Communications Director to Tony Blair. I'm sure it will be a good talk, but it's not likely to shake the foundations of IIA Inc .and change also needs to come from the top. Continued below..
(Sorry about the multiple comments but there'sa 2000 character limit). However, if we are to change, we must not take on responsibilities outside our competence zone. Much as we might think we could run the organization better than the existing board, it's not our job and if we try and do it we'll be back looking at stock counts and petty cash. It's not even our job to determine risks, that's management's responsibility; although IA can help. Our expertise is in examining the organization's response to its risks and providing an opinion on them. Continued. below..
How to avoid complacency? One technique I used to use (after I had left internal audit!) was to have twice yearly meetings with my deputy on the subject of 'Life, the Universe and Everything' (see 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams). The only agenda item was that everything was up for grabs: if we had a magic wand what would we really like to do; what would we get rid of; is the organisational structure right; are we interacting with our customer departments to their (and our) maximum benefit; are we squeezing the best effort out of our resources? This type of meeting could be with anyone relevant to IA with an open mind (IA staff, the audit committee, customers). Although informal (in the UK tea and biscuits (cookies) are essential), notes need to be made of the meeting and initiatives arising need to be persued. Keep up the good work Mike, let's rattle the bars of our cages.
Tim and David,
If you are out there, just wanted to let you know that I'm not ignoring you. You've both got some real good points, and I want to take some time to respond. And, as David noted, 2000 character limit may be a problem. (After all, it took me four posts to just get my thoughts down.) So, I'll be putting up a new post in response to what you've both had to say. With any luck, should have something by Monday.
But, again, thanks for the responses.

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Whether a Weatherford Kangaroo or Notre Dame Fighting Irish supporter or not, many area football fans are pulling for Kapron Lewis-Moore in the Jan. 7 BCS title game against Alabama.
The 6-4, 308-pound Lewis-Moore is a former Weatherford High School and a starting defensive end for the Irish. He graduated from Notre Dame in Maym, but was granted an additional year of football eligibility because of a previous leg injury that sidelined during the 2011 season.
"Playing for the National Championship is something pretty spectacular," Lewis-Moore said, "and every time I'm on the field, I know I'm also representing Weatherford."
Known by many as "Kap," "Big Kap," or even "Old Man Kap," Lewis-Moore is a captain on the 2012 undefeated Irish team.
Weatherford ISD Public Information Officer Derik Moore has set up a website for fans and well-wishers to leave Lewis-Moore a message. The site will be up until noon on Monday, Dec. 31. The site is located here.
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Twins Minor League Report (7/28): A Good Day In The System
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Deibinson Romero and Chris Parmelee led the offense tonight, each homering. Eduardo Escobar delivered 2 doubles. The Red Wings offense delivered 14 total hits. A good night!
Virgil Vasquez turned in a quality start, going 6 innings and giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1. Shairon Martis went the other 3 innings, giving up a run on 2 hits.
Here's the link to the box score.
Miguel Sano returned to the lineup after a . . . hiatus, we'll call it. He helped the Rock Cats to end an ugly losing streak. He was 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs, 2 Ks, and 2 BBs. For my take on Sano's suspension, click here. Eddie Rosario hit his 3rd AA homer, and his 12th double, leading the offense.
Kyle Davies earned his first Rock Cats win, going 7 innings of 1-run baseball. Dakota Watts and Jose Gonzalez finished the game.
Sano was back after a brief "naptime."
Here's the link to the box score.
The Miracle only had 6 hits tonight, and they fell just short. #1 prospect Byron Buxton led the way with a homer and a single, and is batting .277 since his promotion. J.D. Williams also had 2 RBIs on a double.
Taylor Rogers took the loss for Ft. Myers, giving up 4 earned runs in 6 innings of work. He struck out 3 and issued 0 walks. Adrian Salcedo and Manuel Soliman turned in scoreless performances.
Here's the link to the box score.
Left fielder Jeremias Pineda led the way with a double and 2 RBIs today. Max Kepler, playing first base, also had 2 singles and an RBI. Jonathan Murphy and Travis Harrison also had hits.
The real story was Mason Melotakis, who tossed 8 innings, gave up 1 UNearned run, struck out 7 and walked none. What a good night for him! Madison Boer picked up his 7th save, allowing 1 hit and striking out 1.
Here's the link to the box score.
Dereck Rodriguez and Bryan Haar each had 2 hits for the E-Town Twins, and Ryan Walker, Romy Jimenez, Kelvin Ortiz and Mitch Garver all singled. But there just wasn't enough offense tonight.
Tanner Mendonca got the start, going 4 innings and giving up 1 run. He walked 5, though. Ryan Eades tossed 2 perfect innings. Brandon Bixler also threw 2 innings, giving up 1 walk, but striking out 2. Brandon Peterson was very good tonight, tossing 3 innings. He gave up 4 hits, but struck out 3. Finally, Andre Martinez gave up 2 runs on a walk and a hit in 2/3 of an inning.
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The midday high tide Thursday caused water to overflow bulkheads in some Brick Township neighborhoods, but no one had to be rescued and there were few reports of water intruding into residential homes.
Some streets, but not all, in the Shore Acres neighborhood were under water, and bay water was overflowing the lagoon along Paul Jones Drive in that area. Most streets, however, remained passable.
It was a similar story in the Cherry Quay section, where many streets were under water, but generally passable.
In Seawood Harbor and off St. Lawrence Boulevard, there was no obvious flooding, though it was clear the neighborhood had seen some very minor tidal flooding earlier judging by a small amount of debris in the road.
Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said the township prepared for potential rescues and manned fire houses with personnel ready to help, but rescue crews were not needed.
On the barrier island, personnel were evacuated around 1 a.m., Acropolis said.
There were several small breaches on the island, though most could be described as water overflowing dunes rather than a true breach. By 1:30 p.m. Thursday, all of the breaches had been repaired, Acropolis said.
The mayor credited the township's construction of a sand berm along the entirety of the Brick oceanfront with helping to prevent more serious setbacks, including the possibility of a true breach.
There were more serious breaches in Mantoloking, however, Acropolis said.
By 2 p.m. Thursday, 56 customers out of about 35,000 total in Brick were out of power, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.
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KANSAS CITY — The thought sounds crazy now but there was a time not that long ago when P.J. Hairston didnt think he was just a bad shooter, but the worst shooter in all of college basketball. Thats how low his confidence was 11 months ago, after a disappointing end to his disappointing freshman season.
Last year I thought I was the worst shooter in the country, the North Carolina sophomore guard said on Saturday after the Tar Heels practiced for their game Sunday against Kansas in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Kind of towards the end of the year, after the season, I joked with Reggie (Bullock) about it, saying I didnt hit a shot from December to March.
The prolonged shooting slump that Hairston endured a season ago was never quite that bad. But it was close.
In one 16-game stretch during his freshman season, from Jan. 10 through March 10, Hairston made only seven of his 50 3-point attempts. He never made more than two 3-pointers in any of those 16 games, and 10 times he failed to make a single one.
He briefly broke out of the slump and made three 3s against Florida State in the 2012 ACC tournament championship game, but then Hairston settled back into the doldrums during the NCAA tournament. During UNCs four tournament games last season, he missed 11 of his 13 3-pointers.
Those problems seem like a distant memory now, given Hairstons success.
Since becoming a permanent fixture in the Tar Heels starting lineup before their Feb. 13 loss at Duke, Hairston has averaged 18.5 points per game. He has been at his best from behind the 3-point line, where he has made 40.8 percent of his attempts in the 12 games since becoming a permanent starter.
Hairstons improbable ascension from a struggling, confidence-starved freshman a season ago, to a key reserve in the first half of this season, to his role now is the primary reason that UNC, seeded eighth in the South Region, is meeting top-seeded Kansas with a chance to advance to the Sweet 16.
Im happy for him, sophomore forward James Michael McAdoo said on Saturday of Hairstons improvement. If anyone deserves it, he does. Especially last year, (with) the shooting woes he went through.
Hairston is among the most jovial of his teammates and his roommate, junior guard Leslie McDonald, described Hairston on Saturday as very funny very humorous. Very dry sense of humor. Hairston used some of that humor to handle his struggles last year, but he also became more serious after the season ended.
Hairston acknowledged earlier this season that he had difficulty managing distractions during his freshman season. He enjoyed his year of college life. His priorities began to change, though, last spring and summer.
I was always a person in his ear telling him to get multiple shots up, because its all about repetition shooting the ball, said Bullock, UNCs junior guard. And I just told him that Ive been in your position. I shot very poorly from the floor my first year at Carolina.
Bullock and Hairston are best friends, two players with similar games and similar demeanors. Bullock has been UNCs best and most consistent perimeter shooter this season, and he has become even more potent since Hairstons role expanded in mid-February.
Bullock has made three 3-pointers in each of UNCs past three games. During the same stretch, Hairston has made at least four 3-pointers in every game.
Its just special to have a brother like that on the court, to be able to shine with you, Bullock said. We just feed off each other so much during the game. Its very hard for teams to guard both of us when were both shooting.
Hairstons improvement this season coincided with the arrival of Hubert Davis, who became an assistant coach after Jerod Haase departed Roy Williams staff to become the head coach at UAB. Davis played at UNC from 1988 through 1992 and then spent 12 seasons in the NBA, where he became one of the leagues best 3-point shooters.
After Davis arrived in Chapel Hill, he and Hairston bonded quickly.
When I started shooting with Coach Davis, I feel like my confidence just got higher, Hairston said. And he helped me on not kicking my leg out on my shot and just going straight up and down.
The leg-kick issue is a mechanical flaw that has hindered Hairston, though not as much lately. Outside of that, Davis said, Hairstons mechanics were sound.
When he arrived, Davis only had a vague notion of how much Hairston struggled during his freshman year. Davis looked at UNCs statistics from last season and learned that Hairston shot 27.3 percent on 3-pointers. The numbers surprised Davis.
I saw his percentages and it was shocking because hes such a great shooter, he said.
Hairston has been this season, at least. Davis doesnt attribute Hairstons recent success to any magic thing. The shots are falling now, he said, simply because Hairston has adapted better practice habits, and because he dedicated himself to improving.
Asked what most impresses him about Hairstons shooting ability, Davis didnt talk on Saturday about mechanics or shot selection or ball rotation. He talked about things few people see, like Hairston shooting alone in a gym.
Hes always getting up extra shots before and after practice, Davis said. And his preparation is fantastic. So its not a surprise that hes having success on the floor, because his preparation has been really good this year.
Just 11 months ago, Hairston thought he was the worst shooter in the country. Now hes the primary reason why the Tar Heels are one game away from advancing to the Sweet 16 for the 32nd time in school history.
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The Worlds Fair of Money is held in the summer and The National Money Show™ in the spring and fall. ANA shows are open to the public. General admission is $6; ANA members and children 12 and under are free.
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You can help a group of students clean up an Alton neighborhood on Friday. Starting at 10am August 1, students in Lewis & Clark Community College's YouthBuild program will be picking up trash and sprucing up the Hunterstown neighborhood.
The public is invited to an upcoming health fair in Granite City. The Older Adult Healthcare Council of Madison County and Senior Services Plus in Alton are hosting the collaborative event at the Tri-Mor Bingo Center.
Back to School Stay in School Coming Up
The annual "Back to School Stay in School" event sponsored by the Alton branch of the NAACP is coming up in a few weeks.
Are you looking for something to do this weekend? The Alton Regional Convention and Visitor's Bureau says there are a number of options in Alton and Grafton that won't break the bank, and provide plenty of enjoyment.
See classic cars, bikes at East Alton MDA benefit
Saturday, people will have the opportunity to check out great cars and bikes while raising money for a good cause.
Three Charged in Online Scam and Robbery
An East Alton man was recently scammed out of $150 after purchasing what he believed was a new cellphone through Facebook.
Checking local police reports provided this morning to the Big Z, East Alton Police were holding 19-year old Cody A. Northcutt of the 100 block of East Lorane in East Alton for unlawful consumption by a minor.
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A woman hit by a car at an Alton intersection is calling for change. To get the word out, she's taking her own video of what she considers a life-threatening situation.
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Oilcloth Placemat from Laura Normandin at Wren Handmade
While looking through our favorite blogs last week we were inspired by Laura Normandin's beautiful recent post over at Wren Handmade. It's a beautiful oversized placemat made from Nani Iro oilcloth, a pretty and effective way to keep things clean when a baby is just learning to eat. We liked it so much that we wanted to share it with our readers!
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Framing himself as a protector of the middle class and a product of the American dream that he says is now at risk, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez kicked off his re-election bid in Gloucester Township Monday.
Standing in front of a banner that proclaimed "fighting back for New Jersey's middle class," Menendez (D-NJ) said large companies—specifically oil companies and health insurance firms—too often capitalize on loopholes and lax rules to amass wealth at the expense of consumers.
"Making sure that the rules are the same for everyone is what's made the American dream work for more than two centuries," Menendez said before about 100 cheering supporters. "It means merit and hard work can stand next to privilege and power. Having the same rules for everyone doesn't guarantee success, nor should it. It simply means we all have the same shot."
New Jersey's junior senator, who is running for a second six-year term, said Americans should be "bound together by a common purpose."
"But when the rules are different for some, when the common good is diminished by the special interests, then the American dream is at risk."
Menendez called his own history—the son of poor immigrants who grew up in a Union City tenement, became the first in his family to attend college and went on to become a U.S. senator—the "promise of America fulfilled."
Gloucester Township was part two of Menendez's re-election kick off. He held a similar event in Union City earlier Monday before speaking at the Camden County Emergency Training Center later in the afternoon.
Greeting a crowd of enthusiastic supporters, Menendez touched on a laundry list of policy items dear to him and the Democratic party: health care reform, better prescription drug coverage, the Violence Against Women Act, reigning in student loan debt and ending tax breaks for certain industries, such as oil companies.
Menendez's drew the loudest cheers when he focused on Main Street concerns, especially jobs.
"When others were content to play politics with our economy, I supported efforts that helped create and save thousands of good New Jersey jobs … I don't believe that we should have a cop or firefighter or teacher on the unemployment line," he said. "We need them in the classroom, we need them on the beat."
South Jersey senator?
New Jersey has long elected senators from the north part of the state, and Menendez is no exception. But he touted his South Jersey connections during the re-election announcement.
"I'm proud to represent all of New Jersey in the United States Senate and that's why when I first ran, I made a promise to you that I would represent the entire state and that you would see me here often," Menendez said. "I have kept my commitment. I have been in southern New Jersey over 300 times during the course of my time in the United States Senate."
In highlighting his record with South Jersey interests, Menendez pointed to support for Cooper University Hospital's expansion in Camden and Shore Medical Center's in Mays Landing, plus helping individual residents with health insurance and Social Security problems.
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Menendez still must win a primary race in June, but is the Democrats' presumptive nominee.
Four Republicans are vying for the chance to run in the general election for New Jersey's Senate seat: David Brown, state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, Bader Qarmout and Joseph Rullo. Most polls predict a Kyrillos victory in the primary.
Menendez didn't mention any opponents during his re-election announcement though, instead focusing on his supporters.
"I could have not come this far alone, and I did not. I have family behind me (and) a community behind me and, because of that, limitless possibilities ahead of me," he said. "Everyone here should have that same set of possibilities. As your United States senator, I want you to know this: I have your back."


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Mrs. Georgia Hosts "Happy Holiday Outreach Event" for Disadvantaged Families
Atlanta, Georgia, (November 17, 2012) — In the spirit of promoting healthy lifestyles, giving back, and seeing children and their families smile this holiday season, Higher Family Achievement (HFA) along with Mrs. Georgia US United is hosting its annual "2012 Happy Holiday Event: Winter Wonderland " to giveaway food boxes and gifts to economically disadvantaged families. This event will be held December 15, 2012 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM at Metro Skate and Lanes located at 1959 Metropolitan Parkway SW, Atlanta, GA 30315.
Mrs. Georgia US United herself will personally pass out food boxes and gifts to 50 to 100 economically disadvantaged families who pre-registered online for the event. Although all families are welcome to attend, only those families who pre-registered online will be guaranteed a box. Any leftover food boxes will be given out on a first come, first serve basis. This event will be fun-filled to include photos with Santa, holiday readings, arts, and crafts, inflatables, skating and bowling. The event will also have special appearances as well as sponsors:
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Sponsor: Simply Chareesa Events
Reginald Crossley, Director, Fulton County Youth Commission
Guest: Jeremy Wallace, MMA Professional Fighter
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The police response to a teen walking on Route 31 Christmas Day with an Airsoft rifle elicited strong reactions from Patch readers.
Some residents thought charges against the teen would be excessive; others thought the response was appropriate following the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn. In the days following the shooting, schools reassured parents that their children's safety was an ongoing priority for them.
At about 11:35 a.m. on Dec. 25, Geneva police began to receive calls about a male of an undetermined age that was near First and Stevens streets with a firearm. Police caught up to the 15-year-old boy and took him into custody. His gun was determined to be an Airsoft rifle. The Airsoft guns shoot plastic BBs and other projectiles, but are designed to look like real firearms.
In 2008, National Public Radio broadcast a story about Airsoft guns and how police have fatally shot boys who were out in public after their realistic toy guns were mistaken for actual guns.
Geneva Police Commander Julie Nash told the Chicago Tribune that the St. Louis-area teen, who was in town visiting family, would likely be charged with disorderly conduct.
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Koshka: What did he do that was illegal?
mcf: Who In Their Right Mind Would Walk In Publc With ANY Type Of Weapon These Days... Let Alone Crouch Behind A Vehicle?? And Think Its Ok??..... Someone Looking For Attention.....Thats Who!!!! ENFORCE THE STRICTEST OF PENALTIES!!!!
Big Dave: Koshka...I don't know...maybe crouching behind a vehicle with what appeared as a rifle could be construed as illegal or wrong. You do realize that seems a tad odd...right?
Martha Hanna: I don't think you can shoot a BB gun in a public park. Thank god someone saw the kid and called the cops. Illegal or not, something like this should be addressed and I am glad the neighbors reported it to the police.
TV: My guess - kid is visiting relatives in Geneva. Kid gets Airsoft gun for Christmas and goes outside to play with it. In a more sane age, the police would've told him not to shoot it in the park and sent him home
Pam: He was wearing camo and hiding. That alone is cause for suspicion. How do you know he didn't pose any danger? And they arrested him for disorderly conduct. So he broke the law.
Tom Brown: Pam: Got to agree with TV here. I don't see anything like disorderly conduct here, especially from a kid who's visiting from another part of the country where guns and hunting are more common....Again, unless there is A LOT MORE to this story.
Pam: While carrying what people thought was a rifle and hiding behind cars.
You wouldn't report that? He must have been shooting it because they arrested him. He was acting suspicous and he broke the law. The police did their job and arrested him. Don't know why that upsets you. People get arrested everyday for far less offenses.
Chad Baker: Whatever happen to giving the kid a warning and taking him home to his parents. Do we really need to spend our limited tax dollars and resources to prosecute this? Also, why screw up the kids life because the kid got a BB gun for Christmas. What happen to the common sense of individual decisions rather than zero tolerance for everything!
Steve Todd: Seriously ridiculous, let the kid play...these are TOYS!
Koshka: Pam thinks dressing a certain and acting suspicious is illegal. Ok. I have seen some guys in suits and ties working in banks who have been doing some really suspicious things who definitely should be arrested on that basis.
TV: Agreed. Just too bad he has to get a lawyer and we have to pay to try to prosecute a kid with a plastic toy. Neighbors: Good for you for calling - it looked suspicious Police: Good for showing up and assessing the situation As for the arrest, seems a little ridiculous to me.
For the full 47-comment thread, see the original story: Teen With Gun Near Park To Be Charged
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NORMAN — When Broken Arrows visits Norman North for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs, there is one matchup that will likely define the game.
That comes between the North offense, which boasts the second-highest scoring offense in Class 6A, against the Broken Arrow defense, which allowed the fewest points of any team in Class 6A this season.
Led by a diverse offensive attack that can take to the ground behind traditional running back Bryan Payne or turn to Jordan Evans and the Wildcat or move the ball through air with quarterback Peyton Gavras, North (10-1) has found ways to put the ball in the endzone.
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Broken Arrow offense improving: After several tough outings early in the season, Broken Arrow has found its rhythm over the last month of the season behind quarterback Coleman Key.
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Valparaiso rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit against Milwaukee and limited the Panthers to just 11 points in the game's final 17:30 as the Crusaders earned a hard-fought 55-52 victory Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wis.
"Our players really did all the work today - it was a joy to sit there and watch them play," said Crusader head coach Bryce Drew. "I enjoyed watching the resiliency of the team, especially in the game's final 10 minutes. With it being Coaches vs. Cancer weekend, we got the chance to take the team to the Children's Hospital in Milwaukee yesterday and spend time with children fighting cancer. I think it really touched the players and made them realize how lucky they are to be playing Division I basketball, and I think our effort today was really a tribute to those kids."
Trailing 41-30 two and a half minutes into the second half after the Panthers' third basket of the half, the Crusaders would outscore Milwaukee by a 25-11 count the rest of the way. Valpo chipped away slowly at the Panther advantage, starting with sophomore Jay Harris (Aurora, Ill./Oswego East) nailing a floater while being fouled for an old-fashioned 3-point play. Four minutes later, redshirt junior Will Bogan (Boise, Idaho/Vallivue [Ole Miss]) drilled a 3-pointer to move the Crusaders within 41-37 with 13 minutes remaining.
The teams would trade blows over the next few minutes, with the Crusaders getting a big 3-pointer from junior Matt Kenney (Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville) with 11:29 to play and a 3-point play inside from junior Kevin Van Wijk (Hoofddorp, Netherlands/Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Hoofddorp) at the 9:36 mark, the latter of which cut the deficit to just 46-43. Van Wijk's basket came during a stretch of over five minutes in which the Valpo defense held Milwaukee without a point.
The Crusaders used their defensive lockdown to take only their second lead of the ballgame four minutes later. Valpo's defense came up with steals on back-to-back Milwaukee possessions, the first of which Harris recorded and took coast-to-coast for a layup. Then Van Wijk knocked the ball away on a post entry to create another fast break chance, with Kenney eventually taking it in for the go-ahead basket.
A bucket by UWM's Paris Gulley at the 4:52 mark briefly returned the lead to the Panthers, but on Milwaukee's next possession, junior Ryan Broekhoff (Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport) came up with a steal and then finished on the other end off a feed from Harris to put Valpo in front 49-48. Then, on the Crusaders' next trip offensively, Harris' baseline floater with the shot clock running down was off the mark, but junior Ben Boggs (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley [Virginia Tech]) was there for the offensive rebound and easy putback, giving Valpo a three-point lead with 2:46 remaining.
Tony Meier split a pair of free throws for Milwaukee with 1:49 to play to cut the Crusader edge to 51-49, but Broekhoff again made a big play, driving the lane with the shot clock running down and laying the ball in with 1:18 to go, making it 53-49 Valpo. But the Panthers' Kaylon Williams responded with a 3-pointer on the other end to make it a one-point game inside the final minute.
Valpo worked the ball inside on its possession, with Van Wijk eventually drawing a foul as he was shooting with 32.5 seconds to play. The junior calmly drilled both free throws to push the lead to 55-52 with the shot clock off. That would prove to be the final margin, as Paris Gulley and Williams missed 3-point attempts on Milwaukee's final possession before the ball went out of bounds to the Panthers with 1.1 seconds left. Williams took the in-bounds pass, but his last-ditch effort from the left wing bounced off the rim and fell to the floor to close out the Crusader victory.
Milwaukee scored the game's first six points on Saturday afternoon, as Valpo didn't get on the board until nearly four minutes into the game with a Van Wijk layup. The Crusaders scored seven in a row to briefly take the lead, capped by a 3-pointer from Erik Buggs (Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell), but the Panthers answered with 12 consecutive points to take a double-digit lead just over 11 minutes into the ballgame. Faced with a deficit as large as 12 points in the first half, Valpo cut it to as little as four points and went into the locker room at the half trailing 35-28.
The Crusaders' junior duo of Broekhoff and Van Wijk both made it into double figures on Saturday. Broekhoff ended the day with team bests of 11 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Van Wijk posted 10 points and five rebounds. Boggs and Kenney added eight points apiece as well. Valpo shot just 35.1% (20-of-57) from the floor and 5-of-19 (26.3%) from behind the 3-point line, but committed just 12 turnovers and came up with eight steals on the defensive end.
Milwaukee (14-9, 7-4 Horizon) was led by a game-high 13 points from Meier, while James Haarsma added 10 points and Williams posted seven rebounds and six assists. The Panthers shot 50% (11-of-22) from the floor in the first half, but the Crusaders limited UWM to just 23.1% (6-of-26) shooting in the final 20 minutes.
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Richmond police charged Patrick Ryan Embry, 24, Geri Lane; Ashley L. Willis, 24, Geri Lane; and Shaun Douglas Smith, 32, Hager Drive, with drug and other offenses after investigating a complaint Thursday.
RPD bike patrol officers investigating reports of drug activity at an apartment in the 200 block of Geri Lane encountered Embry and Smith as they were leaving the apartment, according to the police report.
The officers reported the men were in possession of items commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, including lithium batteries, Coleman fuel, pseudoephedrine pills, ammonium nitrate and lye.
Officers then made contact with Willis inside the apartment. The apartment also was occupied by a 6-year-old child under her care.
During a check of the residence, officers found syringes in a pouch on the sofa and lose on the floor, the report stated. The officers reported that bent metal spoons with suspected drug residue were on a small table in the living room.
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A representative of social services was summoned to the scene, and the child was placed with a relative.
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A representative of Rent-A-Center, Eastern Bypass, reported Aug. 28 that Salmonson had rented several items from the store and then failed to return the items or make any effort to make the required payments on the goods. The items were obtained between July 22 and Aug. 7.
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Officers were dispatched to the parking lot in front of the University Shopping Center Rite Aid at 11:44 p.m. in response to a report that a woman had been sitting in the vehicle for approximately an hour, according to the report. A welfare check was requested on the woman.
Upon arrival, officers reported that that woman, later identified as Dalton, was passed out or asleep in the driver's seat. The vehicle was not running.
After numerous attempts, Dalton was finally awakened. Officers determined she was under the influence of an intoxicant, and she was taken into custody on a charge of public intoxication, the report stated.
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Dalton was charged with public intoxication, 18 counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of third-degree possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of a legend drug.
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"I think we did about everything right tonight," Meridian coach Colton MItchell said after the win. "It was a quick game, got some big hits ... good pitching."
The victory was the second in back-to-back nights and sends the Spikes into their season finale at Jackson on a high note.
"We started slow [this season] and kind of picked it up," Mitchell said. "Now, we're playing the best we've played this summer, hopefully we can come away with one more win."
Rainouts plagued the beginning of the season, and Meridian took a hard hit on washout games. Jackson Gem's coach David Brown said Meridian's sharp pitching, rather than their offense benefited from the
abbreviated scheduled, which was on display Tuesday night.
"When you have rains outs and open dates, things like that, it makes hard keep the timing as a hitter, so pitchers keep the advantage like that," Brown said.
Meridian consolidated all of its offense into one inning — a four-run fifth — but the pitching combination on the mound held the Gems off for the win.
"I think everyone threw good," Mitchell said. "I think that's the best [Jonathan] Porter has thrown all summer."
Meridian starter Jonathan Porter made quick work in his five innings, retiring the side in the first, second and third innings.
"I'd kind of struggled this summer, so it felt good to go out there and actually have a good game," Porter said. "It was a success now and that's a good way to end the summer for me."
The fourth added some dramatics as the Gems broke the scoreless game open with a two-out RBI single by James Anderson.
After allowing two hits in the inning, Porter returned to the mound regrouped to retire the next three batters. He finished the game with with one run allowed on two hits and three strikeouts.
The Spikes rallied and earned Porter the win by putting up four runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Gem's starter Michael Wilson threw four strong innings — no runs on two hits — only to have reliever Dalton Smith lose control of the strike zone, hitting the leadoff batter before giving up two hits and a walk to four of first five batters he saw.
With the bases loaded, Xavier Franklin roped a three-run double down the left field line to clear the bases. Franklin came around to score on a passed ball after stealing third for Meridian's fourth run.
Both bullpens settled down to close out the game, completing nine innings exactly two hours after the first pitch. For the second night in a row, Meridian relied on Witt Haggard for the final outs, retiring the six batters he saw.
"With the lead, I knew I had to go out there and throw strikes and just get the job done," Haggard said. "Knowing I can go back-to-back days on a consistent basis is a good thing."


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The sequel has been dropped by Warner Bros.
There have been whispers for a sequel to the 1994 hit comedy Dumb and Dumber, starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, but it didn't seem all that likely. Not until now, anyway.
"We're talking about it," Carrey told Access Hollywood.
"Jeff [Daniels]and I are really excited about it and hopefully next year we'll be able to do that [and] get it together"
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Dumb and Dumber got a prequel back when the trend wasn't a "thing". Unfortunately for fans, the film didn't measure up to the original and closed the gates for another instalment. Glad to hear that Carrey and Daniels are considering a comeback!


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[JURIST] Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive] defense lawyer and former head of the Jordanian Lawyers Association Saleh al-Armouti said Friday that Hussein has claimed that the United States had offered him life in exile "like Napoleon" if he would use his influence to end the Iraq insurgency. Armouti said Hussein made the claim when he visited the ousted Iraqi leader in prison in January. A US military spokesman in Baghdad dismissed Armouti's report as "completely unfounded and, frankly, rather ridiculous," saying the story was a "vain attempt" by his lawyer to "make it look as if Saddam still has some power or authority over people, which he doesn't." Armouti was one of the defense lawyers thrown out of court [JURIST report] January 29 after arguing with the new chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman. Al Arabiya TV claimed in a fall documentary that Hussein actually accepted a previous offer of exile [JURIST report] extended by the United Arab Emirates before the Iraq war, only to have that fall through when members of the League of Arab States refused to assent to the plan. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Advancement Project [advocacy website], a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging election plans for New Orleans [JURIST report], alleging that the plan puts too much emphasis on absentee voting and would keep blacks out of office. According to the lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release], Louisiana's emergency election plan following Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] will disenfranchise or severely burden the franchise of thousands of displaced voters, the vast majority of whom are African-American, and therefore violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act [DOJ backgrounder]. Late last month, the Louisiana legislature approved a plan to hold April elections in New Orleans city races and to distribute absentee ballots to residents still displaced by Katrina. The Advancement Project is seeking a federal court order directing Louisiana election officials to make several modifications to the plan, including setting up satellite polling places, mailing unsolicited absentee ballots to displaced persons with known addresses, and giving public notice of the elections in all states where displaced persons reside. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [advocacy website] has also indicated that it might file a court challenge against the election plans unless displaced voters are given greater consideration. AP has more.
[JURIST] Leading Friday's environmental law news, a California law that makes it illegal to throw away electronic waste went into effect Thursday. Under the law [CIWMB backgrounder], residents will have to take most consumer electronic equipment, including computers, printers, VCRs, microwave ovens, fluorescent lighting, glass thermometers, old thermostats and batteries, to local household hazardous waste collection centers for recycling, storage or disposal. The collection centers are being funded through an additional state sales tax [CIWMB backgrounder] on new consumer electronic items [backgrounder]. Mercury News has more.In other environmental law news...
[JURIST] Hong Kong High Court Justice Michael Hartmann has ruled [decision text, in English] that an executive order on covert surveillance operations made last year by Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen [official profile] is unconstitutional. Instead of immediately repealing it, however, he gave the government six months to replace it, declaring that having no law regarding covert surveillance would leave a dangerous "legal vacuum" and would "constitute a real threat to the rule of law" itself. The controversial Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedure) Order was issued [Tsang remarks] by the Chief Executive in August 2005 and was immediately criticized [PDF] by the Hong Kong Bar Association as asserting a power to authorize covert surveillance of citizens and infringe their fundamental rights when only a law can could do that.Hartmann Thursday also ruled unconstitutional a law that allowed phone-tapping by authorities because the ordinance was inconsistent with Basic Law [text and background] Articles 30 and 39, which guarantee the right to free and private communication. Opponents of Hartmann's ruling claim the suspension of the executive order leaves much uncertainty and that there is no guarantee there will be a replacement law within six months. Asia Media has more.
[JURIST] Conrad Black [JURIST news archive], former chairman of media company Hollinger International [corporate website], told a US federal judge in Chicago Friday that he would prefer to have a trial soon. Black appeared at a court hearing held to assess the progress of the case against him. In December he pleaded not guilty [JURIST report] to criminal charges [JURIST report] of fraud and racketeering, as well as obstruction of justice for destroying documents. Accusations against him include looting and misuse of company perks at Hollinger, a Chicago-based newspaper publisher with parent company in Toronto. Black's trial, which will include associates and a holding company as co-defendants, is tentatively set to begin March 5, 2007, but the complex nature of the case may cause delays. At Friday's hearing the Canadian-born Black, now a British citizen and a member of the House of Lords, also expressed his frustration at a subpoena, now withdrawn, blocking his access to documents and personal items left in his office at Hollinger in Toronto. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The government of mainly-Muslim Malaysia has imposed a blanket ban on the controversial caricatures of Muhammad [JURIST news archive], making it an offense to publish, import, produce, manufacture, circulate, distribute or even possess the cartoons originally printed in a Danish newspaper in September and since republished in newspapers around the world. The Malaysian ban is believed to be the first specific national prohibition of the cartoons by a government, and the first ban to extend to simple possession. Last week a South African court barred the publication of the cartoons [IRIN report] by newspapers in that country; editors there have said they will appeal. The Malaysian directive was accompanied by an order from Internal Security Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that the publishing license of the Sarawak Tribune [media website], an English language newspaper that republished the cartoons last week, be suspended indefinitely [Berama report]. Its editor faces three years imprisonment or a RM20,000 fine or both under the terms of Malaysia's Printing Presses & Publication Act. Malaysia currently heads the Organization of the Islamic Conference [official website] and the republication of the cartoons by a Malaysia media outlet is said to have caused the government some embarrassment. Malaysian officials are also reported to be concerned about exacerbating tensions between Malaysia's Muslim and non-Muslim populations. From Malaysia, the New Straits Times has local coverage. On Friday, more than 12,000 Malaysian Muslims marched on the Danish embassy in Kuala Lumpur [Bernama report] to protest the cartoons. In a related development in neighboring Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, authorities Thursday arrested the editor of the tabloid publication PETA for republishing the cartoons there. A report in the Jakarta Post has suggested that Imam Tri Karso Hadi may be charged under Article 156 of the Criminal Code on Religious Blasphemy, which could lead to up to five years imprisonment. Reuters has more.10:25 PM ET - Indonesian police have said they have now charged PETA editor Imam Tri Karso Hadi under the blasphemy statute. AFP has more.
[JURIST] Initial results from the February 7 presidential election [JURIST report; BBC backgrounder] in Haiti indicate that Rene Preval [BBC profile; Wikipedia profile], a former president and ally of ousted leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] has won with over 60 percent of the vote. If the current results are certified the simple majority of votes for Preval will circumvent the need for a second-round vote in March. Leslie Manigat [BBC backgrounder; Wikipedia profile], also a former president, currently trails Preval with 13.4 percent of the vote. Charles Baker [BBC backgrounder; Wikipedia profile], representing voters opposed to Aristide, has 6.1 percent. The election marks the first national vote since Aristide was ousted from power [JURIST report] two years ago. Preval has distanced himself [AP report] from Aristide's Lavalas Family Party [party website, in French] by voicing support for the UN peacekeeping force in place throughout the Caribbean nation, but has also said that he would not oppose Aristide's return from South Africa. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] Iraq's election chief on Friday announced certified results in the December 15 parliamentary elections [JURIST news archive], confirming results announced [JURIST report] by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) [official website] last month. Of the 275 seats, 128 now belong to the United Iraqi Alliance [BBC profile], the dominant Shiite coalition; 44 belong to the Iraqi Accord Front [BBC profile] and 11 to the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue [BBC profile], both Sunni Arab blocs; 53 to the Kurdistan Alliance [BBC profile]; 25 to the secular Kurdistan Islamic Union [BBC profile]; and 9 to remaining parties. While the Iraqi constitution [JURIST news archive; JURIST document] requires the parliament to meet 15 days after certification to elect a speaker and president, officials have already announced that they will not adhere to this deadline [JURIST report]. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi [official profile] has decided not to submit a bill to parliament that would allow women to succeed to the throne, Japanese media reported Friday. Koizumi had supported a proposal [JURIST report] that would change the country's male-only succession law, the 1947 Imperial Household Law [text], to allow female monarchs, but cooled his support [JURIST report] earlier this week after it was made public that Princess Kiko is pregnant. No male heir has been born in the royal family for over 40 years. Although public opinion favored the change, Koizumi faced strong opposition from conservative lawmakers, mostly from his own Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) [party website]. Opponents of the bill have strongly recommended waiting to see if the baby is a boy before introducing the change. Princess Kiko, the wife of the emperor's second son Prince Akishino, is due in September or October. Reuters has more.Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...
[JURIST] US Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) [official website] and 14 other Republican senators have introduced a proposal that would rewrite an asbestos bill to allow asbestos-related lawsuits only under strict medical criteria, rather than establishing a $140 billion fund [JURIST report] for all victims. Cornyn introduced the plan as an amendment to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act [PDF text; bill summary], which is currently being debated in the Senate [JURIST report]. The original version, sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website], would require asbestos companies and insurers to provide a fund for asbestos-related lawsuits, but the proposal does not have widespread support. Senators from both parties have voiced concerns that the fund may quickly run dry unless strict medical criteria for lawsuits is imposed and the White House has expressed 'serious concerns' [PDF statement; JURIST report] over parts of the bill. The Coalition for Asbestos Reform [advocacy website], an interest group concerned with fair asbestos litigation, has urged Senators to vote for Cornyn's amendment [press release] calling Specter and Leahy's trust fund approach "fatally flawed." Reuters has more.
[JURIST] Andrew Lindberg [corporate profile], chief executive of the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) [corporate website], has stepped down from his position as the Australian judicial inquiry [Cole Commission website] continues its fourth week of investigations into alleged Australian connections to the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal [JURIST news archive]. Lindberg has given up all responsibility within the company, and will officially resign on April 30. Australian Prime Minister John Howard [official profile] ordered the inquiry after a United Nations report named AWB and some 2000 other companies among those which paid kickbacks to the Hussein regime [JURIST report] in Iraq. The UN report said that AWB paid more than any other company, allegedly paying out $220 million to secure $2.3 billion in contracts. AWB executives maintain that they were unaware of any illegal activity, claiming that they believed the money was used to cover the costs of transporting wheat. AFP has more.
[JURIST] The number of discrimination charges against private employers filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [official website] declined by five percent in 2005 [press release], the third straight year the number of complaints fell. EEOC officials point to several factors as potential causes of the decrease, including the EEOC's outreach and prevention efforts as well as a general economic slowdown. Of the 75,428 complaints filed with the EEOC in 2005 [charge statistics], 35.5 percent covered allegations of racial discrimination and 30.6 percent were based on alleged sex discrimination. The agency resolved 77,352 complaints in 2005; 21.5 percent of those outcomes were in favor of the complainant, a higher percentage than in years past. The EEOC is charged with enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws [EEOC materials] among private employers. The US Department of Justice enforces the federal anti-discrimination statutes for government workers. AP has more.
[JURIST] Leading Friday's international brief, Zimbabwe Lands Minister Didymus Mutasa has told reporters that following controversial constitutional reforms [JURIST report] that took effect last year, there are no longer any white farmers operating legally in Zimbabwe. Mutasa said on state television late Thursday that all farmland is now owned by the state and any farmer must have government permission to farm. Mutasa also said that no white farmers had yet applied to his office for that permission and encouraged those still operating to obtain permission quickly before criminal sanctions were used. Zimbabwe has descended into an ever-increasing food crisis since it began its mandatory land reform program six years ago under Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile]. JURIST's Paper Chase has continuing coverage of Zimbabwe [JURIST news archive]. South Africa's Mail & Guardian Online has local coverage.In other international legal news ...
[JURIST] The US Air Force [official website] on Thursday released revised interim guidelines [PDF text; press release] concerning the free exercise of religion in the Air Force which remove several restrictions on the promotion of religious beliefs. The revised guidelines, endorsed by the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces [official website], remove a warning for top officers about promoting personal religious views and also eliminate a call for chaplains to "respect the rights of other to their own religious beliefs."The first version of the religious guidelines [PDF text; press release] was issued in August in response to a lawsuit [JURIST report] brought by a US Air Force Academy [official website] graduate alleging that senior academy officials illegally forced Christianity upon him. The guidelines were revised in response to feedback from the public, Congress and advocacy groups, including conservative Christians who had argued that the initial guidelines were too strict. AP has more.
[JURIST] After receiving a royal pardon, Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy [BBC profile; party website] returned home to Cambodia Friday after a year of self-imposed exile in France. Sam Rainsy had fled to France after his parliamentary immunity was revoked [JURIST report] for accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen [BBC profile] of trying to kill him in 1997. He also accused Prince Norodom Ranariddh [BBC profile], the president of the Cambodian National Assembly [official website] and the premier's junior coalition partner, of taking bribes. The opposition leader had been sentenced in absentia to 18 months in prison.Sam Rainsy said late last year that he would seek a royal pardon [JURIST report] and Hun Sen later agreed to petition King Norodom Sihanouk [official website] on his rival's behalf. The king granted the pardon [BBC report] last week. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] A long-term renewal of the USA Patriot Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive] now seems likely as four key Republican senators who had been holding out on approving an extension have reached an agreement [JURIST report] with the White House. Sixteen key provisions [DOJ report, PDF] of the Patriot Act were set to expire at the end of last year, but members of Congress were unable to reach an agreement [JURIST report] on a long-term extension before Christmas and instead have passed two short-term extensions [JURIST report] keeping the provisions in force until March 10. The US House of Representatives and the White House had backed the renewal proposal in December's conference report [PDF text], but Senate Democrats, joined by the four Republicans, refused to agree, calling for more civil liberties protections to be incorporated into the renewal. Under the compromise agreement [PDF summary; press release], recipients of Section 215 subpoenas for information in terror investigations would be able to challenge the accompanying gag order; people who receive National Security Letters (NSL) [sample text, PDF; ACLU backgrounder] would no longer be required to provide the FBI the names of lawyers consulted about the NSL; and current law would be clarified to ensure that libraries functioning in their traditional roles would not be subject to NSLs. Several Senate Democrats have also agreed to back the compromise, though other Democrats insist that the agreement includes only minor changes to the conference report and falls short on protecting freedoms [Sen. Feingold (D-MI) press release]. Friday's Washington Post has more.
[JURIST] Court documents filed by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald [official website] in the CIA leak case [JURIST news archive] show that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby [CBS profile], Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, testified to a federal grand jury that he was authorized by superiors to leak information contained in a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) [Wikipedia backgrounder; definition] to reporters in the summer of 2003. NIEs are prepared to inform high-level government officials of the vulnerabilities, capabilities and probable courses of action of foreign countries. Contents of NIE reports are sometimes declassified and made public, though it is unclear whether that happened in this instance. Fitzgerald also told Libby's defense lawyers that he would seek to introduce Libby's grand jury testimony that he caused at least one other official to discuss NIE information with reporters. Libby has been charged [PDF indictment; JURIST report] with obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury in connection with the investigation into the leak of former CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. He pleaded not guilty [JURIST report] to the charges last November and will go to trial in 2007 [JURIST report]. Libby is not charged with the leaking the contents of an NIE report and his lawyers have denied speculation that Libby will try to shift blame to his superiors as part of his defense. AP has more.
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official website] on Thursday instructed a lower court to reconsider a challenge to Georgia's controversial voter ID law [PDF text] that required voters to show government-issued photo identification before casting their ballots, but left in place an injunction [PDF text; JURIST report] barring the law's enforcement. The three-judge panel instructed the lower court to reconsider the case in light of a new version of the law [SB 84 text, PDF], passed [JURIST report] by the Georgia state legislature [official website] last month.Last October, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the injunction, finding that there was a substantial likelihood that the plaintiffs would succeed on their claims that the voter ID law functions like a poll tax, and goes beyond what is necessary to prevent voter fraud. In response, Georgia lawmakers passed a revised version of the bill which provides free photo IDs to anyone requiring them, waiving the normal $35 fee. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue [official website] signed the bill, but it will not take effect until it has been approved by the US Department of Justice, as is required under the 1965 Voting Rights Act [DOJ backgrounder] for all changes in voting requirements in states with a history of suppressing minority votes. AP has more.Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...
[JURIST Europe] Belgium is set to become the fourteenth European Union country to ratify the European Constitution [official text; JURIST news archive] following its approval by the lower house of the Flemish Parliament [government website in Flemish]. The constitutional treaty was approved Wednesday by a majority of 84 to 29. Approval by Belgium is viewed as a much needed boost for the Constitution after it stalled following French and Dutch rejection [BBC report] of the constitution last year in national referendums. Ratification faces one more local obstacle, however, as Flemish Prime Minister Yves Leterme [official profile] has stated that his government will endorse the Flemish parliamentary vote only if the application of the subsidiarity ('early warning') clause of the Constitution is made clear. The clause mandates that if at least a third of national parliaments provide a 'reasoned opinion' that a legislative proposal is not in line with the European Commission's mandate, the Commission must review the act. The Constitution can only take overall effect if 25 countries ratify it either by parliamentary vote or by referendum. Several European governments have recently suggested that they would like to resurrect the regional charter [JURIST report]. EUobserver has more.Angela Onikepe is an Associate Editor for JURIST Europe, reporting European legal news from a European perspective. She is based in the UK.
[JURIST Europe] In an apparent political climbdown, UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke [official profile] has approved publication of proposed amendments to the controversial British Identity Cards Bill [official PDF text] that would require another Act of Parliament be passed to make the cards mandatory. The bill currently requires that anyone obtaining a British passport from 2008 onward also receive an ID card, putting their biometric data, including an iris scan and fingerprints, on record at a national database. The original bill faced strong opposition [BBC report] from some Tory, Liberal Democrat and even Labour MPs, who saw the scheme as an expensive and unnecessary intrusion into personal liberty and have been adamant in their goal to make sure the scheme remains voluntary. The government only narrowly won a preliminary vote [JURIST report] on the measure in June. British Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile], who first introduced the ID card plan [JURIST report] last May, is slated to defend the issuance of national identity cards at the Labor spring conference on Friday. The bill was originally introduced to combat illegal immigration, terrorism, organized crime, and identity theft. The Independent has local coverage.Angela Onikepe is an Associate Editor for JURIST Europe, reporting European legal news from a European perspective. She is based in the UK.
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