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Vol. 35, Number 8—August 2003 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Judiciary Exhausts Emergency Reserve To Head Off Shortfall — "Before leaving for August recess, Congress passed HR 2859, a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003..." New Judges, No Room — "On July 14, 2003, Congress confirmed Robert Brack as a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico; he was sworn into office July 25, 2003..." Judiciary Under Attack — "In July 2003, a group of Republican House members formed a judicial accountability group while the full House passed amendments to the Judiciary's appropriations bill that would withhold funds to enforce two controversial federal court decisions..." AED/CPR Training — "Six U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Judicial security inspectors from six circuits participated in an Automated External Defibrillator/ Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (AED/CPR) train-the-trainer program in Washington, D.C. last month..." Yes, Authority To Build, But Still No Funds — "In July 2003, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved authorizing resolutions for 12 courthouse projects on the Judiciary's FY 2004 Five-Year Courthouse Construction Plan, and requested from GSA the documents necessary to authorize four more courthouse projects after the August recess..." Fellows Selected for 2003-2004 — "Four Supreme Court Fellows have been selected for the 2003-2004 program... Linda Bishai, Scott Carlson, and Matthew Duchesne, and Steven Gensler..." House Passes '04 Budget for Judiciary — "On July 23, 2003, the House passed H.R. 2799, the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2004, which contains funding for the federal courts..." Central Violations Bureau Helps Collect Millions Each Year for Crime Victims — "More than 1,000 times a day, every day, someone gets a ticket for running afoul of the law on federal property—a military base, a national park, a national forest, land supervised by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or even a U.S. Post Office..." The Program for Consultations in Dispute Resolution To Benefit Courts — "The Federal Judicial Center has assembled a team of experts to help courts establish or improve court-based alternative dispute resolution programs..." New AD for Human Resources — "Charlotte Peddicord has been appointed Assistant Director for Human Resources at the Administrative Office..." Downward Departures Debate Continues — "On April 30, 2003, the President signed into law the "PROTECT Act," P. L. No. 108-21). Provisions in the act restrict the use of downward departures in child kidnapping and child sex offense cases..." It's Recess; Where are the Bills Now? Judicial Milestones Judicial Boxscore Do You Know Your First Amendment Rights?

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