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The White House announced today that John Paul Kacavas (BCLS ‘90) is the nominee to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.

In a press release today from Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Peter F. Neronha was recommended to President Obama as the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. …

Griffin ‘93WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama announced his intent to nominate Christine M. Griffin ‘93 as Deputy Director of Office of Personnel Management today.  Griffin has been a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission since January 2006 and currently serves as its Acting Vice Chair. [For Eagleionline’s coverage of Griffin’s appointment as Activing Vice Chair, click here.] As a member of the Commission, Ms. Griffin participates, with the other Commissioners, in the authorization of litigation and the development and approval of regulations, policy and guidance that relate to the enforcement of the nation’s employment discrimination laws.

Griffin ‘93WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Friday that President Barack Obama has appointed Christine M. Griffin as Acting Vice Chair of the EEOC.

Griffin, who graduated from Boston College Law School in 1993, said that it was “an honor to be asked by President Obama to be a part of the leadership here at the EEOC.” “I am excited to be working with Acting Chairman Ishimaru to advance the civil rights of all workers in this country,” she continued

Jonathan M. Albano BA ‘79 ‘JD 82 (bio) has been named co-chair of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section of the Boston Bar Association.

The Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section addresses civil rights issues such as affirmative action, the right to vote, and same-sex marriage. It also addresses civil liberties concerns like the right to privacy, the balance between liberty and security, and freedom of speech.

Rep. Scott (D-Va)Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott ‘73 (bio) of Virginia’s Third Congressional District will be the featured speaker at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Fall Commencement.

Scott currently serves on the House’s Committee on the Judiciary, where he is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.