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... the credit default swap market, including mandatory disclosure and anti-fraud enforcement. What is troubling about Cox's editorial is that there appears to be little consideration of the distinct problems associated with credit default swaps. Cox' ... . However, a thoughtful consideration of how to deal with the systemic risks associated with credit default swaps is missing from the Cox discussion. Some of the obvious questions about credit default swaps are not discussed. To what extent are credit ...

Here is a link to the notice of the Second Cox Commission's public meeting on June 16, 2009 at George Washington University Law School, Moot Court Room, L101, 2000 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20052. Here is a link to the proposed agenda for the Commission. The notice also directs members of the public to submit written comments to coxcommission@wcl.american.edu or by mail to National Institute of Military Justice, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016.

... : No one expects prosecutors to declare open season on cheating spouses. The ruling is especially awkward for Attorney General Mike Cox.... In November 2005, Cox confessed to an adulterous relationship. The AG's office didn't take kindly to the snark: Cox's ... general with this -- N-O-B-O-D-Y -- and anybody who thinks otherwise is hallucinogenic." Hills said Sunday that Cox did not want to comment. Finally, this struck us as strange. When was the last time you heard of a sitting judge discussing an ...

... that affects one of the few states that have been granting licenses to undocumented residents. Attorney General Mike Cox's opinion is legally binding on state agencies and officers unless reversed by the courts. It ... immigrants with currently valid licenses. Michigan law prohibits the secretary of state from issuing a driver's license to a nonresident. Cox, a Republican, said it would be inconsistent with federal law to regard an illegal immigrant as a permanent resident in Michigan. The opinion ...

... children fan out into neighborhoods that may not be familiar," Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox told CNN affiliate WDIV. "Doing a timely check of the sex offender registry ... to do in case of emergency or if they feel uncomfortable. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is encouraging all parents to use the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry ... our children fan out into neighborhoods that may not be familiar," said Cox. "Doing a timely check of the sex offender registry can help parents be informed ...

... WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF EVANS, AND VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP POLICE DETROIT -- Attorney General Mike Cox, Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans and Van Buren Township Police Chief ... be proactive and intervene before they can harm a child. For us, this is an easy choice," Cox said. "I also want to single out the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the ... who would put children in harm's way - we're watching you," Cox concluded. A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and defendants are presumed innocent until and ...

On July 8, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced a proposal to create a new state office that would audit the state's Medicaid program. Cox stated that the new program would save the state $100 million per year in fraudulent claims. The ... 's Medicaid program. This Unit is to supplement the Michigan Department of Community Health's Office of Audit. However, Cox in his July 8th announcement criticized the MDCH audit office for not being aggressive enough. The new ...

... for one chilling reason, to have sex with a child," said State Attorney General Mike Cox. In video provided by the Attorney General you can see a 65-year-old ... and alcohol and other items they were going to use in regard to the child," said Cox. "One of the defendants volunteered when he was arrested he didn't know why he did ... other end, the other end of the pc, the other end of the e-mail, is low," said Cox. Now Sheriff Stelma places responsibility on parents, saying the best way to protect your ...

... to sue state and local government for denying them a preference in operating stands or vending machines in non-federal public buildings, and Cox v. DaimlerChrysler (06-273), on whether it violates ERISA for a state to arrange to take 90 percent of a prison inmate's pension benefits to ... of imprisonment. The Solicitor General, asked by the Court for the government's views, had urged the Court to bypass the appeal by Michigan's state attorney general, Mike Cox. We earlier discussed the case here.

... seeing let alone hearing of a situation where a police officer trying to serve a subpoena was assaulted," Attorney General Mike Cox said at a news conference. Kilpatrick spent Thursday night in a one-man jail cell with no TV for violating his bond in a criminal perjury case that has dogged him for ... 50,000 cash bond and wear an electronic tether. He won't be allowed to travel. Cox, meanwhile, announced the assault charges after state police wrapped up an investigation of the ...