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College
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More Varsity Blues – Privilege and Perspective
By Ellen Podgor
So Felicity Huffman gets 14 days (see here and here) in the college admissions scandal. But there are problems with this -14 days serves no real punishment purpose. It…
Simple Justice
Let No Huffman Go Free
The government asked for a month. The defense asked for probation. District of Massachusetts Judge Indira Talwani split the difference, imposing a sentence of 14 days incarceration (plus a $30,000…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in college bribery scandal
Especially in high-profile cases, I have a tendency to predict (i.e., guess) that a judge will be inclined to impose a sentence somewhere in the middle between the two sentencing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noticing the interesting (but perhaps not too consequential) guidelines “loss” issue lurking in the college bribery cases
This Wall Street Journal piece, headlined "Weighing the Sentencing of Parents in the College-Admissions Cheating Scheme," effectively covers the high-profile hearing yesterday that focused on whether defendants in the college…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds recommending incarceration terms from 1 to 15 months for parents involved college bribery scandal
Late Friday night, sentencing memoranda were filed in the run up to highest-profile scheduled sentencings of a number of the parents involved in the college bribery scandal. This ABC News…
Other
Eight Pieces of Wisdom for Parents Sending a Child off to College
By K.O. Herston
This timely article by Joanna Nesbit in The Washington Post will be of interest to many parents right now. Consider sharing it on social media. Eight Pieces of Wisdom for…
Simple Justice
Poetic Justice
While the forces of good, evil and fantasy fight over the promise of debt cancellation and free college tuition, a curious subtext emerged at the Chronicle of Higher Education. Noting…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
States Struggle with Regulating Risks Associated with College Closures
Based on an unprecedented number of college closures, along with complex demographic challenges showing continued reductions in the number of college-aged students, states are struggling to determine how to best…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal district judge rejects feds request for significant prison term in first sentencing of college bribery scandal
As reported in this NBC News piece about the first sentencing in a high-profile federal criminal matter, "Stanford University's former sailing coach avoided significant prison time and was sentenced to…
Family
Father’s Obligation to Pay Tuition Must Take Scholarships into Account
By Miles Mason
Tennessee child custody case summary on children’s college expenses after divorce. Christy Keller Elrod Church v. Darrell Gene Elrod The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case entered…