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Featured Author: David S. Kris
David S. Kris, this month's featured author, co-authored
National Security Investigations & Prosecution and served as Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice from 2000-2003. In that time, Kris testified before Congress to advocate for the Bush administration's positions regarding the Foreign Intelligence Security Act and the USA Patriot Act. After leaving DOJ, Kris attracted national attention when he released a memorandum criticizing the administration's arguments in support of warrantless wiretaps.
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October 2008
10/3/2008 - 10/4/2008
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Authors in the News
Read the latest news and events featuring West authors.
David L. Erickson, author of
Colorado Corporate Forms, 2d, is the author of a new book published in August by the Colorado Bar Association –
Early Justice and the Formation of the Colorado Bar. The book is a study of the legal system and bar associations in Colorado from 1858, when the first settlers arrived, to about 1920.