Main February 17, 2010First exoneration in North Carolina thanks to state’s innocence commission A helpful reader sent me this breaking local news piece from North Carolina which is headlined “Innocence panel sets Greg Taylor free.” Here are the basic details:
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Abortion Provider and Women’s Rights Advocate, Susan Hill, Dies at Age 61
LA Times: Susan Hill dies at 61; women's rights advocate, by Leah Friedman:She established abortion clinics in rural areas where women had no access to such services. The clinics were often the target of protesters, and she lived under…
FINRA Fines Two Firms for Deficiencies in AML Programs
FINRA fined two firms for inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) programs. Penson Financial Services, a Dallas-based securities clearing firm, settled charges and agreed to pay a fine of $450,000 for failing to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) program to detect…
Of Bribery, Extortion and Racketeering
By Tom Terrell
Earlier this week I wrote about ethics laws affecting local governing boards. On Friday I was in Raleigh where the News & Observer ran the front page banner headline “51 Charges for Former Easley Aide.”
I met Easley…
North Carolina law that excluded sex offender from church declared unconstitutional
Main December 17, 2009North Carolina law that excluded sex offender from church declared unconstitutionalThis local article reports on a notable new ruling declaring unconstitutional certain restriction placed on sex offenders in North Carolina. Here are the details: A North…
Big break given to prominent former judge/prosecutor for back-end cooperation
Main July 14, 2009Big break given to prominent former judge/prosecutor for back-end cooperationA helpful reader alerted me to this local story of a notable white-collar defendant getting a huge back-end sentencing break for cooperation. Here are the details: Sam Currin,…
“Low-level felons add millions to spending”
Main June 8, 2009″Low-level felons add millions to spending”The title of this post is the headline of this article from North Carolina providing another local dispatch from the prison economy. Here is how the piece begins: North Carolina’s habitual-felon law…
Raleigh Wedding Reception E. coli O157:H7 Cases Settle
On October 22, The General Communicable Disease Control Branch (GCDC) of North Carolina was contacted by a guest and family member of the bride to report an outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by E. coli O157:H7, associated with a
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NC Supreme Court addresses doctor involvement in executions
Main May 2, 2009NC Supreme Court addresses doctor involvement in executionsAs detailed in this local article, headlined “Justices overrule medical board: It had limited role of doctors at executions,” the North Carolina Supreme Court yesterday issued a major opinion…
Ruminations on Nonprofit CEO Compensation
This story in the Triangle Business Journal, like many other stories in the press over the past several years, raises the specter of tax-exempt nonprofits (in this case, hospitals), losing exemption because of "excessive" CEO compensation. Unfortunately, the stories…