RENO ARGUES FIRST CASE IN 20 YEARS, URGES EXPANDING POLICE SEARCH RIGHTS.Byline: Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire Arguing a case for the first time in two decades, Attorney General Janet Reno Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand police rights by permitting them to order passengers out of a car during routine traffic stops. It was no surprise that the law-and-order-minded Reno chose to argue on behalf of police in a Maryland case that sought to increase police privileges. As attorney general, and prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. in Dade County Dade County can refer to the following places:
But the timing gave the case - and her appearance - an extra air of expectation. Making the attorney general's traditional appearance before the Supreme Court, Reno pleaded her case before the nine justices while awaiting President Clinton's decision on whether he will accept her offer to serve a second four-year term. The White House has been conspicuously con·spic·u·ous adj. 1. Easy to notice; obvious. 2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable. silent on the subject, saying Clinton would meet with Reno in coming days to discuss her future, for the first time since his re-election. ``The officer should have the ability to immediately size up the situation, determine whether the passenger is armed and then advance to carry-frisk, if that is appropriate,'' Reno told the justices in the huge marble columned and mahogany mahogany, common name for the Meliaceae, a widely distributed family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees, often having scented wood. The valuable hardwood called mahogany is obtained from many members of the family; in America and Europe it is imported for hall. Appearing at ease, Reno used Latin legal jargon jargon, pejorative term applied to speech or writing that is considered meaningless, unintelligible, or ugly. In one sense the term is applied to the special language of a profession, which may be unnecessarily complicated, e.g., "medical jargon. and cited court opinions while twice admitting that she couldn't answer questions - one by Justice Antonin Scalia, another by Justice David Souter - on precedents and specific police practices in the states. ``I don't have any information that I could provide to you, your honor,'' she said at one point. |
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