National Response Center. Environmental law. A nationwide communication center located in Washington, D.C., responsible for receiving, and relaying to appropriate federal officials, all notices of oil discharges and other releases of hazardous substances. 40 CFR § 310.11.
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Federalist Society. A national association of lawyers, law students, and others committed to conservative and libertarian viewpoints on political and social matters. • The group is based in Washington, D.C. Cf. NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD.
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career criminals program 〈美〉职业罪犯计划 为识别多次犯罪的罪犯并确保使其迅速受到惩罚而制定的一项计划。在不同的地区对适用该计划的罪犯的选择标准是不同的，如在华盛顿〔Washington D.C.〕只对在假释期内又有暴力犯罪的人适用，而在底特律〔Detroit〕则适用于已有三次被裁定犯有强奸、谋杀或抢劫罪之一者。有关职业罪犯的案件由专门的地区检察官办理，通常以设定高额保释金的方式限制对此类罪犯的保释，或根本不允许保释，避免进行控辩交易，并寻求迅速审判。
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Vaughn index. A comprehensive list of all documents that the government wants to shield from disclosure in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation, each document being accompanied by a statement of justification for nondisclosure. • Supported by one or more affidavits, a Vaughn index has three purposes: (1) forcing the government to scrutinize all material
Durham rule. Criminal law. A test for the insanity defense, holding that a defendant is not criminally responsible for an act that was the product of mental disease or defect (Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954)). • Formerly used in New Hampshire and the District of Columbia, the Durham rule has
Carroll doctrine 〈美〉卡罗尔原则 源于1958年卡罗尔广播公司诉美国联邦电讯委员会案〔Carroll Broadcasting Co. v. FCC〕。哥伦比亚特区巡回法庭〔D.C.Circuit〕认为，当新的竞争性业务对现有广播站「可能造成经济影响并在一定程度上给公众利益带来损害」时，联邦电讯委员会必须举行听证会确定是否授予该竞争性业务的许可。卡罗尔原则通常适用于有关广播的案件，用以保护超高频〔U.H.F.〕电视台与甚高频电视台〔V.H.F.〕的业务竞争。它是联邦电讯委员会保护超高频电视台的政策的一部分。
civil law. 1. (usu. cap.) One of the two prominent legal systems in the Western World, originally administered in the Roman Empire and still influential in continental Europe, Latin America, Scotland, and Louisiana, among other parts of the world; ROMAN LAW. • In reference to Romans, civil law (commonly referred to as jus civile) denotes
United States District Court. A federal trial court having jurisdiction within its judicial district. — Abbr. U.S.D.C. [Cases: Federal Courts 971, 973.]
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Pentagon Force Protection Agency. A unit in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for operating the Pentagon police force and providing basic law enforcement and security for the Pentagon and other military installations in the Washington, D.C. area. • The Agency was formed after the Pentagon was attacked on September 11, 2001. — Abbr. PFPA.
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