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Fixing DOJ
Former Assistant Attorney General James K. Robinson authored an article in the Harvard Law and Policy Review titled, "Restoring Public Confidence in the Fairness of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Function." Now a business partner at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, D.C., Robinson provides sage advice to the next
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In the News
Adam Goldman, AP, USA Today, Unique Investigative Agency Tackles NYC Corruption DOJ Press Release, Three Defendants Plead Guilty for Online Commercial Distribution of Pirated Software (esp)
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Analysis of the 2007-08 Supreme Court Term
I previously posted (here) Professor Rory Little’s summary of the recent criminal decisions of the past term of the Supreme Court. Here is another piece by BNA’s, Hugh B. Kaplan, titled, "Big Decisions of 2007-08 Term Addressed Sentencing, Death Penalty, Money Laundering" that provides description and commentary of the term’s decisions. BNA has been
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Keep Your SOX On
The Sox First Blog discusses, the D.C. Circuit’s decision upholding Sarbanes Oxley here. The Court held: "We hold, first, that the Act does not encroach upon the Appointment power because, in view of the Commission’s comprehensive control of the Board, Board members are subject to direction and supervision of the Commission and thus are inferior
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In the News
Scott Horton, Harper’s Magazine, More Prosecutorial Mischief in Mississippi Joshua R. Hochberg, Legal Times, Who Guards the Guardian? The Justice Department Can Monitor Corporate Monitors Just Fine (subscription required) MaryClaire Dale, Washington Post (AP), Fired Philly TV anchor admits e-mail hacking Thomas E. Dwyer Jr., ABA White Collar Crime Newsletter, Informed by U.S. Experience, U.K.
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Assuring Clean Teeth
A DOJ Press Release reports that "[t]wo individuals and two corporations pleaded guilty . . . to charges of trafficking in counterfeit . . . toothpaste." They admitted "to having trafficked in a combined total of 518,028 tubes of counterfeit . . . toothpaste with an estimated retail value of $730,419." What product will someone
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DC Circuit – Plame Decision – Rove, Cheney, & Others Win Another Round Two in Plame Matter
No charges were filed against any leakers in the Valerie Plame matter, and the only remaining sign of the case was the civil action brought by Plame against several administration officials. Valerie Plame lost round one (see here) and now also round two. The D.C. Circuit court ruled in Valerie Plame Wilson & Joseph C.
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Back to School
The blog has been fairly quiet this summer, but today is the opening day of school – so it’s back to more detailed blogging and new blog developments. I’d like to thank those of you who stayed with the blog this summer, and to the newcomers – thanks for clicking this way. Law profs –
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Biden and White Collar Crime
The announcement of Senator Biden as Senator Obama’s running mate for the Presidency will clearly cause some to start investigating every nuance of his record. There will likely be the references to his receipt of funds from a Mississippi lawyer (see WSJ Blog here) and hopefully these references will also note his return of these
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In the News & Around the Blogsphere
Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Former natural gas traders draw prison time for fraud (discussion of the jury rejecting a following orders argument by the defense) Anita Lee, Sun Herald.com, Minor denied release pending appeal DOJ Press Release, Tennessee Technology Company Pleads Guilty to Arms Export Control Act Violations Rob Olmstead, Chicago’s Daily Herald, Judge wants
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