Ethics Violations by Interrogation Lawyers / Consumer Vehicle Safety Push

According to an article in The Washington Post, the report by the Justice Department on possible ethics violations by Bush administration lawyers who authorized interrogation policies, including waterboarding, is still being constructed. Attorney General Eric Holder (speaking at a Senate Judiciary hearing yesterday) stated that the DoJ is still incorporating comments from the lawyers under investigation – but a few Senators say these lawyers already submitted their reports and urged Holder to work faster.
A draft of the report released earlier this year recommended that two of the lawyers be referred to their state bar associations for ethical violations. These ethics violations are the most likely way of punishing the lawyers because the statute of limitations on possible criminal charges has expired in at least one of the lawyers cases.

In another Washington Post article, consumer groups are raising their voices as people injured by Chrysler and GM cars will not have recourse for action under settlements reached for the car manufacturers in bankruptcy court. After filing for bankruptcy and being sold to Fiat, Chrysler is no longer liable for injuries that drivers of its cars sustained. Those injured by GM cars are in a similar situation, and one consumer group - Ad Hoc Committee of Consumer Victims of GM and Chrysler - has begun running ads across the country to protest the lack of accountability. Check out one ad here.