Author Archive: Bruce Hulme
Recent ISPLA News, Legislation and Court Decisions of Note
Questioned Documents v. 2009 NRC Report Decision of Note: The D.C. Court of Appeals has held on the state of forensic science-that handwriting comparison and identification, as practiced by FBI examiners, passes the Frye test for admissibility. The case came about as a result of the findings in the 2009 NRC report that concluded, “With [...]
ISPLA ALERT: Indiana Investigative and Security Professionals Need Your Help Now!
Vote NO on HB 1006!! The Indiana legislature has introduced HB 1006 to repeal mandatory licensing of private investigators and security guards. The Indiana Association of Professional Investigators (IAPI) and the Indiana Society of Professional Investigators (INSPI) are working together to stop this bill from becoming law. Indiana has a short legislative session that will [...]
Two newly sponsored bills in the House discussed below may be of interest to some investigative professionals.
The first proposed bill pertains to international travel of registered sex offenders, Megan’s Law, and the End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes Act (ECPAT). The second bill concerns federal confidential informants who commit crimes and a recent letter from a U.S. Senator to the current FBI Director. Bruce Hulme, [...]
ISPLA Hits the Hill and Harnesses Support for Private Investigators
It was a busy week for executive committee members of ISPLA who walked the halls of Congress, promoted ISPLA-PAC activities, and joined other members who were attending the 28th Intellenet Annual Conference being held in Washington, DC. ISPLA board member Jim Olsen, of Texas, Psarouthakis of Michigan, and ISPLA Director of Government Affairs, Hulme, of [...]
ISPLA Continues Great Work with Equal Justice, Sixth Amendment, Wrongly Accused, Innocence, and Indigent Defense Projects
“The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours.” – Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) This is an ISPLA update on part of our work the past year with Equal Justice, Sixth Amendment, Wrongly Accused, Innocence, and Indigent [...]
ISPLA Update: Prohibition on the Use of Video Surveillance
ISPLA has been representing investigative and security professionals regarding a bill about which we previously issued an alert soon after its introduction on April 15. S. 3214, the Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), if enacted, would amend Title III of the Omnibus Crime and Control Act of 1968 as amended [...]
ISPLA: FTC Could Become More Powerful, Not Good for Investigators
The Federal Trade Commission could become more powerful with a provision tucked in the financial reform bill H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009” that would expand its rule-making abilities, according to a Washington Post article of April 26, 2010. Consumer protection groups support such a result, which has recently [...]
ISPLA and PICA Represent Investigation Industry at FTC Roundtable in Berkeley, CA
Representatives of Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) and the Professional Investigators of California (PICA) took part in the Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtable discussion on Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues today in Berkeley, CA. The first roundtable discussions in this series was on December 7th in Washington, D.C. with the focus on exploring [...]
