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Extortion
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Media Law Prof Blog
Case Against Jared Paul Stern Over
Jared Paul Stern, the former New York Post reporter whom federal investigators suspected of trying to extort money from billionaire Ron Burkle in exchange for favorable coverage, will not be…
inversecondemnation.com
▪ Supreme Court: Eminent Domain Extortion OK
Your rights for sale in the Second Circuit: SCOTUS today denied cert, declining to review the Didden v. Village of Port Chester petition. Details here. The facts of the case…
TortsProf Blog
That Might Be Just a Tad Beyond the Limitations Period
...or at least it would be if she filed a lawsuit: An 81-year-old Kerrville [Texas] woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she sent letters to Hall of Fame NFL quarterback…
Legal Profession Blog
More on the Massachusetts Discipline Matter Alleging Extortion Plot
Here is a link to a Boston Globe on-line story with further details, following up on Mike Frisch’s remarkable previous post, on a Massachusetts bar discipline matter involving three attorneys…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Top Adviser to Illinois Governor Indicted
By Ellen Podgor
A long-time fundraiser and adviser to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Tony Rezko, was indicted by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office on extortion and bank fraud charges. The indictment comes only…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Did A Gossip Columnist Try to Extort Money?
By Ellen Podgor
Yahoo News (Reuters) reports here on an investigation of a gossip columnist at a NY newspaper who is alleged to have tried to extort money from an individual in return…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Protestors
By Family Law
The Supreme Court in Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc., ruled Tuesday that the federal Hobbs Act Statute could not be used to prevent demonstrations by anti-abortion protestors at…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Mess in Michigan: Prosecutor Finds Extortion Allegation Credible, But Won’t File Charges
By Ellen Podgor
An earlier post (here) discussed the allegations by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox that Geoffrey Fieger, a prominent local attorney who has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Michigan AG Reveals Love Affair and Accuses Opponent of Trying to Extort Him
By Ellen Podgor
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, a Republican, announced at a press conference that he had an affair prior to his election in 2002 (Cox remains married to his wife), and…
Bankruptcy Litigation Blog 2.0
Distressing News from Chicago’s Bankruptcy Court
The Chicago Tribune reports that Sandra Butler, former courtroom deputy to Judge Jacqueline Cox (and before that to former Judge Ron Barliant), has been charged with attempted extortion for allegedly…