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...outcome. Cuban-Americans vented their anger in Miami Tuesday by closing down Little Havana in a "general strike," while Attorney General Janet Reno next week faces a Senate into the raid that reunited the boy with his father. The Miami relatives asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to appoint a guardian to monitor Elian's wellbeing, having been frustrated for four days in their efforts to see the boy because Juan Miguel Gonzalez wants more time alone with his son before he is prepared to consider a meeting. And Elian moved with his father to a private residence near...
...influence of contributions becomes even more pernicious given the power Texas judges have over the appointment of counsel. Unlike many states, Texas does not have a state public defender's office; instead, courts appoint individual lawyers to take the cases of defendants too poor to pay themselves. These courts have been widely accused of appointing inept, inexperienced or indifferent lawyers to the demanding task of criminal defense, a practice that is especially worrisome in capital cases where the client's life is at stake. Judges also have the power to decide how much the appointees, including campaign contributors, will...
...lawyer a former district attorney who had once prosecuted him; furthermore, the attorney was known to have been a cocaine addict, the information having come to light after he was involved in a drug-influenced traffic accident on the way to a fundraiser for the judge who would later appoint him as defense counsel. The attorney was also $90,000 in debt to the IRS and suspected of embezzling funds from the district attorney's office; as a result of his appointment he was eventually paid almost...
Drummond's departure comes somewhat late in the academic term, a fact that Nathans said means her office will not appoint a formal "Faculty/administrative" search committee to fill Drummond's post...
...fact that the opposition remains weak, and they may not even need the sympathy vote they could count on if they called snap elections. "They're more likely to wait until after they host the G7 summit in July," says Larimer. "The question is who they'll appoint as their candidate. Rather than choose a fresh face who can lead Japan into the future, they may be more tempted to opt for a safe but uninspired choice acceptable to different factions." And, of course, that might slow the pace of reform. "Remember, Obuchi himself represented a more cautious option when...