Are responsible for, you know, getting tough on crime and throwing the book at people and implementing the policies that we enshrine into law. But i will ask you both, youre both members of the bar. Youre both attorneys. Youre licensed to practice law. And you know that when a person suffers a a felony conviction even misdemeanor convictions in many states, they are barred from being able to be licensed to practice law. Do you believe that those types of barriers which are collateral consequences, you believe that those should be removed from persons ability to practice law, to get a law license . Mr. Heck . Well, i think like in any other collateral sanction, i think they have to be looked at, the offense and the offender. And i think there are cases. Weve seen it in ohio, where those impediments have been removed. And someone who is convicted, say, for example of Involuntary Manslaughter or murder have become lawyers. Weve seen it with a lot lesser offenses. And yet at the same time
Was not given the license to practice law in ohio. So there has to be some type of parody, some type of fairness, if there are sanctions at all. So you would be against blanket bans on all who have been convicted being ineligible to receive a license to practice law . I dont think blanket bans do any justice. All right. Mr. Jones . I think unless there is some Public Safety that outweighs a persons right to get a law law sense, to pass the bar, unless there is some Public Benefit that outweighs that person practicing law, then i would say, he should not have that restriction or any automatic mandatory bans. Do you know of any initiatives by the aba or state Bar Association to address that particular issue . Either one of you . No. I know the project of the collateral consequence of the project did not entail that. It had to do with cataloging and assembling the collateral consequence. Which was a monumental task. But the particular issue you are asking about, i dont know of any state o
Is citigroup. The mortgage meltdown blamed for whats been known as the great recession. Rebecca cooper is live in the newsroom with what we learned about todays settlement. The settlement today still no executives have gone to jail, but the announcement was intended to send the signal that the Justice Department is still punishing and investigating bad behavior by banks that cost many homeowners their homes and the World Economy to crash. They admit they issued mortgages they knew people couldnt pay. They said that the subprime mortgages contributed to the Housing Market collapse in 2008 and the global recession that followed. The banks misconduct was egregious. Under the terms of the settlement, citigroup admits to wrong doing and pays 7 billion. 4 billion will be paid in penalties to the Justice Department. 2. 5 billion will give relief to homeowners and an additional 5 million to states attorneys generalses and the fdic. Just behind bank of america and j. P. Morgan chase. The 7 bill
Siege of a Hotel Complex in the kenyan capital nairobi is over president kenyatta says that fourteen people have been killed more than seven hundred were rescued unharmed well have the latest from nairobi cause im listening says president obama promised he starts a ground toward to cure the grievances of the french people but will it be enough to satisfy the gallo values. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. British Prime Minister to resign may and her Government Faces a no confidence vote later today after lawmakers threw out her brags a deal it was the biggest and the most she nearly ending defeat in modern british history if mays government loses the confidence vote it could trigger a general election and fresh chaos for the acrimonious braggs a process through the eyes to the right two hundred into. The nose to the left four hundred and thirty two. Its the biggest defeat for a government in the house of commons in over a century. More than two thirds of Lawm