RENO, JANET

rēˈnō, 1938–, U.S. attorney general (1993–2001), b. Miami, Fla.; grad. Harvard Law School (1963). As assistant state's attorney (1973–76) and state's attorney (1976–93) for Dade Co., Fla., she became known for her attention to children's rights, drug cases, and juvenile justice reform. In 1993 she was appointed U.S. attorney general by President Clinton, becoming the first woman to hold the office. In her first year in office she came under national scrutiny for her role in the Waco, Tex., shootout between federal officers and Branch Davidians. Under Reno, the Justice Dept. took a relatively unaggressive stance on many law-enforcement issues, while pursuing a number of high-profile antitrust cases. She was the longest-serving attorney general of the 20th cent. Reno announced her candidacy for the 2002 Florida governor's race in Sept., 2001.

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Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean
Book by Holger Henke, Fred Reno; University Press of the West Indies, 2003
Subjects: Caribbean Area--Politics And Government, Political Culture--Caribbean Area
...Edited by Holger Henke and Fred Reno UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES PRESS...Caribbean / edited by Holger Henke and Fred Reno. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references...Caribbean Area. I. Henke, Holger. II. Reno, Fred. F2183.M628 2003 327.7292 Cover...
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The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch
Book by MaryAnne Borrelli, Janet M. Martin; Lynne Rienner, 1997
Subjects: Women Government Executives--United States
...and most powerful. For this reason, the appointment of Janet Reno as attorney general had particular significance she was...substantively as well as symbolically. 59. Janet M. Martin. 1991. " An Examination of Executive Branch...
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Don't: A Reader's Guide to the Military's Anti-Gay Policy
Book by Janet E. Halley; Duke University Press, 1999
Subjects: Gays--Legal Status, Laws, Etc--United States, Sex Discrimination--United States, United States--Armed Forces--Gays--Government Policy, United States--Military Policy
...Defense Les Aspin, Attorney General Janet Reno and the career Department of Justice...Amendment challenges. Attorney General Janet Reno specifically warned that a policy...involvement of Attorney General Janet Reno in the negotiations. By July 15...
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Women and Film - Vol. 4
Book by Janet Todd; Holmes & Meier, 1988
Subjects: Feminism And Motion Pictures, Motion Pictures And Women, Women In Motion Pictures, Women In The Motion Picture Industry
...venomous as The Women moves from beauty salon to fashion show to Reno ranch. Gregory La Cavas camera reinforces the shift in Stage...showrooms, fitting rooms, or, for that matter, on a dude ranch in Reno? The films most memorable sequences are probably those in the...
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Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America
Book by Janet Woolum; Oryx Press, 1998
Subjects: Sports For Women--United States--History, Women Athletes--United States--Biography--Dictionaries
...California. 1977, May 29-- At the 61st Indianapolis 500, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to compete in auto racings...Womens International Bowling Congress Championship tournament in Reno/ Carson City, Nevada, broke all participation records with...
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journal articles on: Reno Janet  - 331 results

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We Should Not Give Up on Kids: Interviews with Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
Journal article by Mary Shahbazian; Reclaiming Children and Youth, Vol. 10, 2001
Subjects: Attorneys general--Interviews, Family--Social aspects, Juvenile offenders--Care and treatment, Reno, Janet--Interviews
...on kids: interviews with former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno by Mary Shahbazian Questions by Mary Shahbazian...hard enough, there is good to be found in everybody. Janet Reno was United States Attorney General from 1993 to 2001...
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The Gentle General: Janet Reno's 'Consubstantiality' with the Press
Journal article by Maureen Williams; Women and Language, Vol. 18, 1995
Subjects: Reno, Janet--Evaluation, United States. Department of Justice--Officials and employees
...controversy, President Clinton nominated Janet Reno to become his Attorney General. He...gluey air. Here in the Everglades, Janet Reno climbed into her canoe, and for hours...phenomenon happened in the case of Janet Reno. The press is, in this instance...
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Doing Justice to Bank's Fair-Lending Efforts
Journal article by Steve Cocheo; ABA Banking Journal, Vol. 88, 1996
Subjects: American Bankers Association--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Hancock, Paul--Addresses, essays, lectures, Mortgage discrimination--Addresses, essays, lectures, Reno, Janet--Addresses, essays, lectures, United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Div.--Social policy
...speech, delivered by Attorney General Janet Reno at ABAs National Consumer Credit Conference...that people be treated equally," said Reno. "we have never challenged the standards...evidence of industry accomplishment, Reno noted that 1994 Home Mortgage Disclosure...
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Prosecutorial Ethics under the Reno Rule: Authorized by Law?
Journal article by Corinna Barrett Lain; Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol. 14, 1995
Subjects: Ex parte procedure--Laws, regulations, etc., Government attorneys--Laws, regulations, etc.
...the direction of current Attorney General Janet Reno, the Department of Justice recently codified...regulation, which I refer to below as the "Reno Rule."(17) Effective as of September 6,1994, the Reno Rule marks the zenith of a fourteen-year...
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Clinton, Reno, and Freedom of Information: From Waldheim to Whitewater
Journal article by Marsha Woodbury; Social Justice, Vol. 22, 1995
Subjects: Freedom of Information Act, Government information--Access control, Public records--Access control
...Lowe, 1994). Four years later, Janet Reno (1994) stated in her "Speech to the...predecessors, and his Attorney General Janet Reno has been following through on his...Small d Democrat" Attorney General Janet Reno may have provided most of the impetus...
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magazine articles on: Reno Janet  - 896 results

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Heard the One about Janet Reno?
Magazine article by Susan Douglas; The Progressive, Vol. 62, February 1998
Subjects: Reno, Janet--Anecdotes, cartoons, satire, etc., United States. Department of Justice--Officials and employees
Heard the one about Janet Reno by Susan Douglas It...the White House?" Correct answer? Janet Reno. Or, high on Lettermans top ten...dangerous toys for kids? Rock em, Sock em Janet Reno. In another joke, Letterman posed...
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Candidate Janet Reno: Dancing Fool?
Magazine article by Martin Edwin Andersen; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, August 19, 2002
Subjects: Attorneys--Political activity, Reno, Janet--Political activity, Women politicians--Political activity
Candidate Janet Reno: dancing fool by Martin Edwin Andersen...candidate and former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno still must face the music over concerns...pollster Patrick Caddell wondered whether Reno, a fellow Democrat, was the most corrupt...
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Time to Freeh Janet Reno
Magazine article by Jamie Dettmer, Timothy W. Maier; Insight on the News, Vol. 13, August 4, 1997
Subjects: Campaign funds--Investigations, Democratic Party--Investigations, Freeh, Louis J.--Political activity, Reno, Janet--Political activity, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees
Time to Freeh Janet Reno by Jamie Dettmer , Timothy...FBI Director Louis Freeh says that Janet Reno should appoint an independent counsel...the White House. While Attorney General Janet Reno--to the relief of President Clinton...
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How to Cut Crime: Janet Reno and the House Democrats Are So Busy Looking for the Root Causes of Crime That They Have No Time to Look for Solutions
Magazine article by Ernest Van Den Haag, Jr. Oliver Starr; National Review, Vol. 46, May 30, 1994
Subjects: Administration of criminal justice--Laws, regulations and rules, Crime prevention--Laws, regulations and rules, Crime--Social aspects, Criminal justice, Administration of--Laws, regulations and rules, Criminal sociology, Reno, Janet--Social policy, United States. Congress--Social policy
How to Cut Crime: Janet Reno and the House Democrats Are So Busy...McCollum, conservative Democrats say Janet Reno privately lobbied for it. On other...programs." In a sentence that recalls Janet Renos fightcrime-through-social-work...
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Impeach Janet Reno
Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 49, May 5, 1997
Subjects: Attorneys general--Evaluation, Misconduct in office--Investigations, Reno, Janet--Evaluation, Special prosecutors--Laws, regulations and rules
Impeach Janet Reno. THIS week Attorney General Janet Reno rejected yet another request for an independent counsel...editor, has been pointing out for months, the truth is that Janet Reno is not the independent public servant whom liberals portray...
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newspaper articles on: Reno Janet  - 2054 results

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The Return of Janet Reno
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 21, 2002
Subjects: Reno, Janet
The return of Janet Reno Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES...Justice Department, then-Attorney General Janet Reno repeatedly promised us that she would...put it mildly, was largely destroyed by Janet Reno. With Mr. Snowdens conviction shining...
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Back to Law School for Janet Reno
Newspaper article by Wesley Pruden; The Washington Times, April 21, 2000
Subjects: Reno, Janet
Back to law school for Janet Reno by Wesley Pruden Janet Reno huddled with her Justice Department lawyers...scrawl. The court heard what Bill Clinton and Janet Reno and the tone-deaf ciphers at the Justice Department...
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Janet Reno, Then and Now
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 30, 1997
Subjects: Reno, Janet
Janet Reno, then and now Attorney General Janet Reno travels to Capitol Hill today for an oversight hearing before...More specifically, Sen. Hatch will want to know why Miss Reno has so significantly changed her view on the role of the...
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Janet Reno, Lawgiver
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 9, 1998
Subjects: Reno, Janet
Janet Reno, lawgiver Attorney General Janet Reno, she might as well acknowledge, has unilaterally repealed the...indeed, prosecutors gone nuclear. Democrats, including Miss Reno and President Clinton, who signed the reauthorization of the...
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Stuck with Janet Reno
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 16, 1996
Subjects: Democratic National Committee, Reno, Janet
Stuck with Janet Reno After all the hoopla about whether President Clinton would boot Janet Reno from her post at the top of the Justice...obvious that the president would keep Ms. Reno on as attorney general. At least this...
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encyclopedia articles on: Reno Janet  - 2 results

 
 
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Reno, Janet
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
RENO, JANET re no, 1938 , U.S. attorney general (1993...federal officers and Branch Davidians. Under Reno, the Justice Dept. took a relatively unaggressive...longest-serving attorney general of the 20th cent. Reno announced her candidacy for the 2002 Florida...
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Lewinsky Scandal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...involvement with the president. Asserting that there was a "pattern of deception," Starr obtained from Attorney General Janet Reno permission to investigate the matter. The president publicly denied having had a relationship with Lewinsky and charges...


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