Topic
Corruption
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Crooked state juve judges indicted now on federal racketeering charges
Main September 10, 2009Crooked state juve judges indicted now on federal racketeering chargesThis new piece from the Legal Intelligencer, which is headlined "Pa. Judges in Corruption Scandal Indicted for Racketeering,"…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Lynne Marek, law.com, National LJ, Chicago lawyers dine at Blagojevich buffet -The scandal involving the former Illinois governor is keeping the city's white-collar criminal defense bar very busyDan Levine, The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Are the crooked Pennsylvania juve judges really going to go to trial?
Main August 25, 2009Are the crooked Pennsylvania juve judges really going to go to trial?As detailed this post and this post, a federal judge recently rejected the plea deal secured…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Bainbridge on STOCK Act
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, by Stephen M. Bainbridge, University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:A 2004…
China Law Blog
China Prostitutes are Trusted More Than Chinese Government Officials
By Dan Harris
A recent survey of more than 3,000 Chinese citizens found that 7.9% trust prostitutes, considerably more than trust Chinese government officials. As one would expect, this survey has received considerable…
Sentencing Law and Policy
District judge rejects plea deal offered to crooked state judges
Main August 1, 2009District judge rejects plea deal offered to crooked state judgesAs detailed in this New York Times article, " a federal judge rejected the plea agreement of two…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in IraqHouston Chronicle, DA who indicted DeLay--mulling a run for statewide officeTimes Picayune,Jury…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting the realities of federal sentencing afterBookerin corruption cases
Main July 26, 2009Noting the realities of federal sentencing after Booker in corruption casesThis new article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, which is headlined "Federal judges freed from sentencing rules," spotlights…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Continued buzzing about the (soft?) sentence given to Fumo
Main July 19, 2009Continued buzzing about the (soft?) sentence given to FumoEspecially in Pennsylvania's papers, there continues to be plenty of discussion of the 55-month prison sentence imposed on state…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Feds seek to appeal ‘unreasonable’ Fumo sentence”
Main July 17, 2009"Feds seek to appeal 'unreasonable' Fumo sentence"The title of this piece is the headline of this new article suggesting that the story concerning the a recent high-profile…