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Extortion
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The Contingency
Extortion — Not
A resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute led an opinion piece in The New York Sun -- Enron: Extortion, Interrupted -- with this about the Supreme Court's denial of…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Lawyer is Minor Player, but Pays Big Settlement
This is abattle between a major celebrity dancer and a football player's ex-trophy wife, in which she claimed the dancer raped her. She hires attorney who starts law suit against…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Iowa State Senator Found Not Guilty
By Ellen Podgor
An Iowa state Senator charged with one count of attempted extortion under the Hobbs Act was found not guilty of by a jury. As discussed in an earlier post (here),…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Misconduct Claim in Prosecution of Iowa State Senator
By Ellen Podgor
The prosecution of an Iowa state Senator on corruption charges has triggered a filing seeking dismissal of the indictment on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct. The trial is set to…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Bribery, Extortion and Legal Malpractice
Settle a big case? Do it on your own? Have a little help from inside insurance company employees? Here is a story of sordid settlement techniques: "A Texas lawyer indicted…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NOW v. Scheidler Litigation Comes to an End
The Chicago Tribune reported last week on the end of the protracted litigation in NOW v. Scheidler, in which plaintiff health care clinics alleged that anti-abortion protestors engaged in pattern…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Three Republicans Charged in Alaska
By Ellen Podgor
The Anchorage Daily News reports that three Republican legislators (one present and two former) have been charged with federal bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges. One of the indictments also alleges…
inversecondemnation.com
▪ SCOTUSblog on <em>Wilkie</em> Land Use Extortion Arguments
SCOTUSblog has posted a detailed summary of the facts and issues in Wilkie v. Robbins, the case being argued on Monday about government's RICO immunity, the "right to exclude," and…
inversecondemnation.com
▪ RICO, <em>Nollan/Dolan</em>, and “Extortion”
Nollan/Dolan meet Don Corleone. The Maui News reports on a homegrown version of the Wilkie v. Robbins issue, the case set for argument in the US Supreme Court on March…
inversecondemnation.com
▪ Property Owner Brief in Land Use Extortion Case
SCOTUSblog posts the brief for the landowner in Wilkie v. Robbins, a land use case to be heard by the US Supreme Court on March 19. The appeal arose after…