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Legal Profession Blog
“Egregious Abdication Of… Ethical Obligations”
An interesting "case of the month" from the National Organization of Bar Counsel:A federal prosecutor’s personal animosity leading to a collateral investigation of an opposing defense team warrants sanction.On April…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
It’s Not Just the Stevens Case – DOJ Needs A Better Compliance Program
By Ellen Podgor
A "not guilty" verdict was returned on a drug case in Miami, but what happened during the investigation and prosecution of this case has now resulted in an award of $601,795.88 under…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Women’s Law Project Launches Blog
The Women's Law Project has started a blog. Here is a recent post:Family Planning and the Stimulus Package Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passedan economic stimulus package. A…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NY Times LTE: Abortion and Low-Income Women
The New York Times on Sunday published letters responding to the Jan. 5 article, For Privacy’s Sake, Risking Do-It-Yourself Abortion. See The Abortion Choices of Poor Women. The letters include…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Commonwealth Catholic Charities Helps Illegal Immigrant Teen Get An Abortion in Apparent Violation of Hyde Amendment
According to a report in the Washington Times, a Richmond based Catholic Charity assisted an illegal immigrant, who is also a minor, obtain an abortion using federal funds in violation…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Via Minneapolis Star Tribune: House Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned onThursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be injeopardy if Democrats move ahead…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Former Rep. Henry Hyde Is Dead at Age 83
David Cohen writes for the Feminist Law Professors blog:Henry Hyde died today. The AP story says nothing about the millions of women he harmed since 1976 with the Hyde Amendment. …
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Anti-Roe and Pro-Rudy
Eric Johnson, New York Times Op-Ed Contributor, writes:To the disbelief of the political class, Rudy Giuliani still leads the polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. Mike…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid
Report from the Guttmacher Institute:BACKGROUND: First implemented in 1977, the Hyde Amendment, which currently forbids the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of life endangerment, rape or…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Hyde Amendment Recovery
By Ellen Podgor
It is rare that one succeeds on a Hyde Amendment claim, but occasionally it happens. A U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas issued such an order. In…