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The Unraveling of College Basketball
Main Wednesday, September 27, 2017The Unraveling of College BasketballI am a consumer of college sports. I played college sports, and I love watching them. Even sports I never had any…
Banking, Finance and Securities
FinCEN Warns U.S. Financial Institutions of Venezuelan Money Laundering Threat
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory to alert financial institutions of widespread public corruption in Venezuela and the methods Venezuelan senior political figures and their…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will deadly protests impact high-profile sentencing in India? Should they?
Main August 27, 2017Will deadly protests impact high-profile sentencing in India? Should they?A classic hypothetical question for hard-core fans of a strictly utilitarian approach to punishment is whether they should…
China Law Blog
China Bribery: Not Smart and Not Necessary
By Dan Harris
[caption id="attachment_30286" align="aligncenter" width="555"] China bribery. Don't. Just Don't.[/caption] Earlier this week I gave a talk before the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cleveland. One of the things I talked…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Joan Abelardo, Note, Who Starved for that Smartphone?: Limitations of the SEC's Approach to the Congolese…
Food Safety News
Batistas agree to pay largest ‘leniency fine’ in Brazil’s history
By Dan Flynn
Beef brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista appear to be surviving the scandal that may bring down Brazilian President Michel Temer. Shareholder challenges and reviews by U.S. regulators could still be ahead…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Another Major Corruption Scandal Hits Brazil
As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, the Second Global White Collar Crime Institute will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 7-8, 2017 at the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former LA Sheriff gets three years in federal prison after obstruction convictions connected to corruption scandal involving county jails
Main May 13, 2017Former LA Sheriff gets three years in federal prison after obstruction convictions connected to corruption scandal involving county jailsThis Los Angeles Times article, headlined "Ex-L.A. County Sheriff…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Trump Sacks Comey
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolPresident Trump fired FBI Director James Comey today in a move that some are comparing to President Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre in the Watergate…
The Paterson Criminal Law Blog
Former Passaic Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Corruption Charges
The former Passaic mayor was recently sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on bribery charges. Alex Blanco was the previous mayor of Passaic NJ until he had…