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13 Jul 2011, 10:55 am
Issuance of Surrender Warrant by Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is not mandated to surrender an individual upon a showing of extraditability, but is permitted by statute to order the individual be delivered to the authorized agent of such foreign government. This discretion is an important provision in extradition proceedings. As one court of appeals has stated, “[t]he need for flexibility in the exercise of Executive discretion is heightened in international extradition proceedings… [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 10:59 am
Scope and Content of Surrender Warrant Issued by Secretary of State
Authorization is given to the Secretary of State to surrender the individual to be “tried” for the offense or offenses for which he has been found extraditable. Absent treaty language at least insinuating that a convicted individual serve his sentence in the requesting country, it appears the Secretary of State can only authorize the individual be surrendered for trial. In addition, the Secretary of State may only order the… [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 2:13 pm
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2 Mar 2011, 2:00 am
California Corporations Code § 318 has been on the books since 1993, Cal Stats. 1993, c. 508. That section required the Secretary of State to develop and maintain a registry of “distinguished women and minorities” who are available to serve on corporate boards of directors. In 1999, the Secretary of State transferred this responsibility to California State University, Fullerton which maintained the registry until 2003 when the registry was discontinued.
Recently, Assembly Member V.… [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 7:15 am
Many of us have recently visited the Wisconsin Secretary of State’s website to learn a bit more about the publication of new laws. However, have you ever noticed what other information is available from their website?
The first database available on the site that caught my eye was their “deeds” database. When the State buys land, [...] [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm
The New York Times has entered the Florida fray involving the merit retention race for Supreme Court Justices Pariente, Lewis and Quince. Their article, I think, sets forth the most succinct and accurate depiction of what has been happening in Florida’s merit retention race.
The concluding paragraph of the article contains perhaps the most chilling effects of what Tea Partiers and other groups are trying to accomplish:
“If the three justices lose their retention battle, it would give Mr. Scott… [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm
The New York Times has entered the Florida fray involving the merit retention race for Supreme Court Justices Pariente, Lewis and Quince. Their article, I think, sets forth the most succinct and accurate depiction of what has been happening in Florida’s merit retention race.
The concluding paragraph of the article contains perhaps the most chilling effects of what Tea Partiers and other groups are trying to accomplish:
“If the three justices lose their retention battle, it would give Mr. Scott… [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 11:18 am
Corporation officers came to office. Their corporation (1) had not file annual reports with the secretary of state in several years. (2) Had not had annual meeting of shareholders and directors in longer period. Both are big no-no's. Just before we sent in the annual reports, N.C. Secretary of State administratively dissolves. Finally we get to a live person in the department, reason-revenue non-compliance. read more [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 2:00 am
On Valentine’s Day, the United States Postal Service announced that it had begun its 2011 fiscal year with a loss of $329 million. In announcing these results, the USPS cited “electronic diversion” as implying “long term structural changes in demand”. If that is the case, the USPS’ revenue picture won’t be helped if AB 657 is enacted.
Assembly Member Richard Gordon introduced AB 657 on February 16 with Assembly Member Joan Buchanan as a co-author. The bill would require the… [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 2:00 am
Swearing Is Required By The California Constitution[1]
When I was appointed Commissioner of Corporations, I took an oath to support the U.S. and California constitutions. Although I don’t recall inquiring about the source of the oath at the time, the oath (and its text) is set forth in Article XX, Section 3 of the California constitution. The constitution goes on to prohibit any other oath, declaration, or test as a qualification for any public office or employment. The Government Code… [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 6:00 am
In the waning days of the 2001-2002 legislative session, then Assemblymember Kevin Shelley gutted and amended AB 55. As introduced, AB 55 would have amended the Elections Code. Instead, AB 55 became the vehicle for the enactment of the deeply flawed California Corporate Disclosure Act.
In the ensuing years, most practitioners and their clients have focused disclosure requirements of AB 55. However, AB 55 also established a fund for providing restitution to the “victims of corporate… [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 2:00 am
Two weeks ago, the National Association of Secretaries of State held a business identity theft forum in Atlanta, Georgia. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen moderated a panel on “Fostering Intergovernmental Coordination in the Detection and Prevention of Business Identity Theft”. Her office also issued this warning about business identity theft. Among other schemes, she notes that some thieves make fraudulent filings with the Secretary of State in order to change management… [read post]
5 Oct 2012, 2:03 pm
Attorney Ashwin Sharma is defending a client wrongly deemed permanently inadmissible to the U.S. under the Terrorism Related Inadmissibility Grounds (“TRIG”) section in the INA. TRIG is the same overbroad regulation that many innocent individuals have been unjustly subject to. For example, an asylee from Burundi was named a terrorist and jailed for 20 months by [...] [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 8:29 am
CNN on March 21, 2012 released the following:
“By Adam Levine, CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Eleven countries, including Japan and European nations, have significantly reduced their Iran oil purchases and should not be subject to new U.S. sanctions, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress Tuesday.
The countries are Japan, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, according to a State Department statement.
“The… [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 9:54 am
The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) has released the results of its 2011 survey of police departments across the state concerning DUI. The non-profit advocacy group takes a survey each year of all police departments and uses the information to compile statistics about arrests by each department, county, etc. The police departments’ participation in the [...] [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 6:06 am
The New Zealand Herald on February 11, 2012 released the following:
“By Michael Dickison
The United States Government is throwing “everything in the book” at Kim Dotcom, say top forensic accountants. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is even expected to sign the final extradition request.
Charges against the founder of Megaupload, a file-sharing website, go beyond copyright infringements and include money laundering and racketeering.
PricewaterhouseCoopers director of forensic services Alex… [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 2:00 am
As part of the state budge process, state agencies must appear and testify before legislative budget committees. I recall some stressful moments testifying on the Corporations Committee Budget before a budget committee chaired by then Senator Steve Peace who who was already famous for writing and producing Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! among other solanum lycopersicum attack films.
This week, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen testified before Assembly Budget… [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 9:54 am
The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) has released the results of its 2011 survey of police departments across the state concerning DUI. The non-profit advocacy group takes a survey each year of all police departments and uses the information to compile statistics about arrests by each department, county, etc.
The police departments’ participation in the survey is voluntary. They are not required to submit their information by any law.
While the Secretary of State is the one… [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 10:07 am
AllAfrica.com on August 26, 2012 released the following:
“BY JIDE AJANI
DOCUMENT
Below is the academic proposition by some scholars in the United States of America to Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The letter was copied to Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
Their argument, put forward in strong terms, is that the Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna Lidawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, should not be slammed with the designation of a FOREIGN… [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 7:21 pm
An arrest for driving under the influence in Illinois is recorded, in most respects, for all time. This is a distressing fact for someone who has never been arrested before. One bad decision can make for a lifetime of regret. But it does not have to be that way. The record of a DUI arrest [...] [read post]