Edwin Meese III is an American attorney,law professor,author and member of the Republican Party who served in Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration (1967–1974),the Reagan presidential transition team (1980–81),and the Reagan administration (1981–1985). Following the 1984 presidential election,Reagan considered him for the White House Chief of Staff position,but James Baker was chosen instead. Meese was eventually appointed and confirmed as the 75th United States Attorney General (1985–1988),a position he held until resigning in 1988 amidst the Wedtech scandal.
Capital punishment is a legal punishment under the criminal justice system of the United States federal government. It is the most serious punishment that could be imposed under federal law. The serious crimes that warrant this punishment include treason,espionage,murder,large-scale drug trafficking,or attempted murder of a witness,juror,or court officer in certain cases.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has jurisdiction over the Northern Virginia,Hampton Roads,and Richmond metro areas and surrounding locations with courthouses located in Alexandria,Norfolk,Richmond and Newport News.
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for articulating the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts. The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines,which replaced the prior system of indeterminate sentencing that allowed trial judges to give sentences ranging from probation to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense. It is headquartered in Washington,D.C.
Alan E. Sears is an American lawyer. He served as the president,CEO,and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom until January 2017. Sears was also the staff executive director of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography,popularly known as the Meese Commission.
Denny Chin is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before joining the federal appeals bench. President Bill Clinton nominated Chin to the district court on March 24,1994,and Chin was confirmed August 9 of that same year. On October 6,2009,President Barack Obama nominated Chin to the Second Circuit. He was confirmed on April 22,2010,by the United States Senate,filling the vacancy created by Judge Robert D. Sack who assumed senior status. Chin was the first Asian American appointed as a United States District Judge outside of the Ninth Circuit.
Child erotica is non-pornographic material relating to children that is used by any individuals for sexual purposes. It is a broader term than child pornography,incorporating material that may cause sexual arousal such as nonsexual images,books or magazines on children or pedophilia,toys,diaries,or clothes. Law enforcement investigators have found that child erotica is often collected by pedophiles and child sexual abuse offenders. It may be collected as a form of compulsive behavior and as a substitute for illegal underage pornography and is often a form of evidence for criminal behavior.
The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County,Virginia,owned by Michael Vick,who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team,and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring. Over seventy dogs,mostly pit bull terriers,with some said to be showing signs of injuries,were seized,along with physical evidence during several searches of Vick's 15-acre (61,000 m2) property by local,state and federal authorities.
Robert James "Bob" Conrad Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2013 and was a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to take the place of the retired James Dickson Phillips Jr. He previously served as a member of the executive committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 2016 to 2020.
Robert Neil Chatigny is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Robert Bruce King is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
James Block Zagel was an American judge and attorney. After a stint as a prosecutor,he became a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1987,assuming senior status in 2016. He presided over numerous high-profile trials,including those of several members of the Chicago Outfit and the corruption trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich. Zagel also sat on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2008 to 2015.
Elton Joe Kendall is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Henry Travillion Wingate is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
In the United States,distribution of "obscene,lewd,lascivious,or filthy" materials is a federal crime. The determination of what is "obscene,lewd,lascivious,or filthy" is up to a jury in a trial,which must apply the Miller test;however,due to the prominence of pornography in most communities most pornographic materials are not considered "patently offensive" in the Miller test.
An anti-pornography movement in the United States has existed since before the 1969 Supreme Court decision of Stanley v. Georgia,which held that people could view whatever they wished in the privacy of their own homes,by establishing an implied "right to privacy" in U.S. law. This led President Lyndon B. Johnson,with the backing of Congress,to appoint a commission to study pornography. The anti-pornography movement seeks to maintain or restore restrictions and to increase or create restrictions on the production,sale or distribution of pornography.
Paul Michael Warner is an American lawyer who served as a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was appointed to this position on February 19,2006. He retired in 2020.
The Judge Advocate General's Corps is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force,Army,Coast Guard,Marine Corps,and Navy. Officers serving in the JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates.
Rossie David Alston Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019.
