- Carla Martin
Carla J. Martin is an American lawyer.
Background
Carla J. Martin graduated from the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville Sniffen, Michael J. (2006) "Prosecutor Used Transcript to Aid Witness". Associated Press. March 13, 2006. Found at [http://redorbit.com/news/business/426703/prosecutor_used_transcript_to_aid_witness/index.html] - AccessedJanuary 8 ,2008 ] '. Ms. Martin earned her law degree from theWashington College of Law atAmerican University inWashington D.C. in 1989Labaton, Stephen and Matthew L. Wald. (2006) "Lawyer Thrust Into Spotlight After Misstep in Terror Case". New York Times, March 14, 2006. Found at [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/national/15lawyer.html?pagewanted=print] - AccessedJanuary 8 ,2008 ]Martin was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania in 1990. She began working at the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during law school.Martin's case, "Public Citizen, Aviation Consumer Action Project, and Families of Pan Am 103 v. FAA", 988 F.2d 186 (D.C.Cir. 1993) is one of the seminal federal cases cited for the protection and non-disclosure of
sensitive security information (SSI).Fact|date=January 2008 Ms. Martin was also responsible for thePan Am Flight 103 /Lockerbie bombing case for several years, and her work in this case is chronicled in the book by aviation security expert Rodney Wallis, .Verify source|date=January 2008Moussaoui trial
While working for the
Federal Aviation Administration , Carla Martin was assigned to the case of "United States v.Zacarias Moussaoui " and continued her work on that case after transferring to theTransportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2002. In June 2002, Ms. Martin assisted in drafting a motion and protective order to protect sensitive security information from being disclosed to defendant Moussaoui. See, "Motion by USA as to Zacharias Moussaoui for Protective Order Prohibiting Disclosure of Sensitive Aviation Security Information to Defendant".Fact|date=January 2008During the sentencing trial in March 2006, Judge Leonie Brinkema learned that Martin may have contacted seven FAA witnesses in violation of a court order.Hirschkorn, Phil (2006) "Who is Carla Martin and why is she in trouble?" CNN, March 17, 2006. Found at [http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/16/carla.martin/index.html] - Accessed
January 8 ,2008 ] Martin denied any wrongdoing in connection with her work on the Moussaoui trial. Roscoe Howard, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and Martin's attorney at the time, stated that "only her accusers' stories have been told, and those stories have been accepted as the whole truth." "They are not." [Miller, Leslie. (2006) "Lawyer in Moussaoui Case Placed on Leave," March 16, 2006, Found at [www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/03/16/lawyer_in_moussaoui_case_placed_on_leave/?rss_id=boston.com] - AccessedJanuary 8 ,2008 ] Ultimately, federal prosecutors declined (without elaboration) to bring criminal charges against her. "Feds Decline to Prosecute Government Lawyer Who Coached Moussaoui Witnesses." Associated Press. October 4, 2006. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/04/america/NA_GEN_US_Moussaoui_Martin.php] - Accessed January, 2008]ee also
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Airline security
*Airport security repercussions due to the September 11, 2001 attacks
*Sensitive Security Information References
*"". Rodney Wallis. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger/Greenwood, 2000. ISBN 0-27596-493-0.
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*Markon, Jerry. (2006) "Investigations, Lawsuits Still Dogging 9/11 Lawyer". The Washington Post. July 10, 2006. Found at [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/09/AR2006070900672.html] - AccessedJanuary 8 ,2008
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