Victims' Rights is the subject of this story by Emma Schwartz in U.S. News and World Report. Paul Cassell is quoted. (Hat tip, How Appealing)

Surveillance legislation appears poised to pass the Senate in largely the form favored by the Administration, Siobhan Gorman and Evan Perez report in the WSJ.

Timmendequas's Law was signed by Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey. Tom Hester reports here for AP. The "On the Net" feature at the bottom of the story gives links to two web sites, both on the anti side.

Fixing Bad Credit. We've all seen those sleazy commercials claiming to be able to fix the credit ratings of people who don't pay their bills. Turns out some of these outfits actually did -- by bribing credit bureau employees. The Ninth Circuit in United States v. Betts affirmed the conditions of supervised release for the employee regarding employment restriction and a Samson-type search condition but reverses on applying windfalls to restitution and abstention from alcohol.