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What We Know About Preventing Sexual Assault on Campus

April 25, 2017
Courtesy of Acting Director Nadine M. Neufville, Office on Violence Against Women
The more you know, the safer you will be. That axiom is certainly true for campuses that are working to prevent and reduce sexual assault. When campus communities know more about the many interconnected aspects of sexual assault, the safer their campus will be.
Updated April 25, 2017

Supreme Court Rules That Bankruptcy Courts Must Follow Priority of Payment Rules Established by Congress in the Bankruptcy Code

April 24, 2017
Courtesy of Clifford J. White III, Director of the United States Trustee Program
The United States Trustee Program (USTP) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) was established as the “watchdog” of the bankruptcy system. Among our duties is to ensure that all parties follow the rules set out by Congress in the Bankruptcy Code. The recent United States Supreme Court decision in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., et al., No. 15-649 (U.S. Mar. 22, 2017), helps illustrate why those rules are so important.
Updated April 24, 2017

ENRD Marks National Park Week and Earth Day with Project at Meridian Hill Park

April 21, 2017
Today, at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., employees of the Environment and Natural Resources Division joined Washington Parks & People to plant trees, remove trash and invasive species, and spruce up the Josephine Butler Park Center. Continuing an ENRD tradition, it was the 14th consecutive year the Division’s staff have recognized Earth Day with local public service. Jeff Wood, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, opened the event. Following below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
Updated April 28, 2017

Agencies Began Posting Their 2017 Chief FOIA Officer Reports During Sunshine Week

March 21, 2017
Last week the Department of Justice released its 2017 Chief FOIA Officer Report and agencies across the government began posting their reports as well. The 2017 Chief FOIA Officer Reports detail agency efforts to: apply a presumption of openness, ensure effective systems are in place to respond to requests, increase proactive disclosures, increase the utilization of technology, and improve timeliness and reduce backlogs.
Updated March 21, 2017

Measuring the Effectiveness of Grants

February 10, 2017
Courtesy of Acting Director Nadine M. Neufville, Office on Violence Against Women
The Office on Violence Against Women consistently gives priority to proven strategies that further the common goal of ending domestic and sexual violence. Every two years, we submit a report to congress about the specific ways grants are impacting communities. This message summarizes the report.
Updated April 27, 2017

An Important Court Opinion Holds Lawful Warrants Can Be Used to Obtain Evidence from U.S. Internet Service Providers When those Providers Store Evidence Outside the U.S.

February 6, 2017
Courtesy of Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco
On Friday, a United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an important opinion in a dispute between the United States and Google over whether Google must comply with warrants issued by United States judges. The matter involved two warrants to search Google accounts belonging to suspected criminals in the United States who communicated with others in the United States. Google refused to fully comply with the warrants, asserting that it could not be compelled to disclose data unless it knew the data was actually located in the United States. The Magistrate Judge ordered Google to comply with the search warrants, specifically finding that no seizure occurs outside the United States and that the search occurs in Pennsylvania.
Updated February 17, 2017

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