http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm 13 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT A new web-based application provides federal probation officers with near real-time access to offenders' fine and restitution payment records.]]> 13 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT Court staff in the Southern District of Indiana held a conference to help outline emergency response efforts across several agencies. The idea is to coordinate an efficient response to any natural disaster or emergency such as a pandemic. Beverly Hallberg reports.]]> 15 Jul 2009 18:23:00 GMT The judiciary updated the Federal Location Monitoring Program for Defendants and Offenders, known as Monograph 113. The new information outlines several technologies that can enhance officers' ability to supervise individuals who are awaiting trial or are just released from prison. ]]> 26 Jun 2009 20:23:00 GMT The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is offering oral arguments on-line via the court's web site. The public can also access the Seventh Circuit's audio on iTunes. ]]> 29 May 2009 16:50:00 GMT In the Western District of Washington, an Emergency Notification System used to alert court staff of dangerous conditions is a vital part of a Continuity of Operations Plan. ]]> 15 May 2009 12:27:00 GMT A representative of the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States urges Congress to end the disparity in sentences for crimes involving powder and crack cocaine. ]]> 30 Apr 2009 15:09:00 GMT 29 Apr 2009 15:28:00 GMT 19 Mar 2009 15:28:00 GMT 12 Mar 2009 21:03:00 GMT 02 Mar 2009 12:26:00 GMT Identity theft affects more than ten million Americans every year. In one scam that keeps popping up across the country, thieves pose as court employees and gain personal financial information from their victims over the phone. 26 Jan 2009 18:21:00 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/bankruptcybasics/bankruptcyBasics.cfm?VNAME=chap_01VCODE=bb_01_stop Bankruptcy is a legal process that provides relief to many individuals who can no longer pay all of their debts. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/bankruptcybasics/bankruptcyBasics.cfm?VNAME=chap_01VCODE=bb_01_stop} 05 Nov 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0810_MagistrateJudgesVCODE=JN_0810_stop The federal law that created the U.S. magistrate judges system was enacted on October 17, 1968, one of the most important developments in the history of the federal courts. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0810_MagistrateJudgesVCODE=JN_0810_stop} 03 Oct 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0808_Cedar_Rapids_Flood_newVCODE=JN_0808_stop Aided by its Continuity of Operations Plan, a federal court in Iowa moves quickly to recover from severe flooding in Cedar Rapids. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0808_Cedar_Rapids_Flood_newVCODE=JN_0808_stop} 11 Jul 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0807_Naturalizaton_CeremVCODE=JN_0807_stop Unlike the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who each year attend naturalization ceremonies in federal courthouses, parks, or arenas, some became new citizens in a first-ever ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0807_Naturalizaton_CeremVCODE=JN_0807_stop} 17 Jun 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0806_Eagle_HorizonBVCODE=JN_0806_stop Some federal judiciary offices in the Washington, D.C., area tested their Continuity of Operations Plans in a joint federal exercise called Eagle Horizon. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0806_Eagle_HorizonBVCODE=JN_0806_stop} 02 Jun 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN0802appropriationsHearin_judiciary_NowVCODE=JN_0802_stop Representatives of the federal courts tell Congress that a 7.6 percent increase over fiscal year 2008 enacted appropriations is needed in fiscal year 2009. The Judiciary seeks $6.72 billion for FY 2009. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN0802appropriationsHearin_judiciary_NowVCODE=JN_0802_stop} 12 Mar 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0801_CCSentencAmendVCODE=JN_0801_stop As of March 3, 2008, more than 21,000 inmates serving time for federal crimes involving crack cocaine became eligible to have their sentences reduced. Federal courts had been preparing for that eventuality. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=JN_0801_CCSentencAmendVCODE=JN_0801_stop} 11 Mar 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=Judge_Walton_TestimonyVCODE=JN_0800_stop A federal judge tells a Senate committee that existing sentencing policies on cocaine have a corrosive effect on the public's confidence in federal courts. {http://www.uscourts.gov/video/archive.cfm?VNAME=Judge_Walton_TestimonyVCODE=JN_0800_stop} 12 Feb 2008 17:00:01 GMT http://www.uscourts.gov/hurricanes/ There was plenty of coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but one story you didn't hear was how the federal courts along the Gulf Cost survived the storm and got back to business within days. {http://www.uscourts.gov/hurricanes/} 04 Apr 2006 16:00:01 GMT