Topic
Political Influence
28 published works
Simple Justice
Paid By The Pentagon
With some regularity, I get quote-twitted by a fellow named Kurt Schlichter, who has amassed a significant following on the twitters. He’s done it a few times in the past…
Above the Fold
Political Influencers: Entering a New World
Unless you live under a rock, your news feed has been dominated by the upcoming presidential election and opinions about the respective images and branding embodied by the candidates. What…
FCPA Professor
The FCPA And Politics?
By Mike Koehler
In recent years, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues have seemingly been used in attempt to score political points. (See here for a prior post with numerous examples as well as…
PrawfsBlawg
Prosecutorial Discretion and the Indictment of Donald Trump
Main Friday, March 31, 2023Prosecutorial Discretion and the Indictment of Donald TrumpAfter many days of leaks from the grand jury and anxious speculation, the news broke last night that a…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Corporate Criminal Enforcement as a Defense to Companies’ Political Influence
Countries around the world are reforming their laws governing corporate criminal liability. Jurisdictions and scholars arguing against broad corporate liability, often rely on the claim that corporate civil liability should…
The Right Coast
China Uses YouTube Influencers to Spread Propaganda – The New York Times
Most of the YouTubers have lived in China for years and say their aim is to counter the West s increasingly negative perceptions of the country. They decide what goes…
The Right Coast
Ex-colleague of Hunter Biden’s lawyer gets top DOJ post – Axios
Hunter Biden hired a new attorney to assist with his federal criminal defense a month before his father became president. On Inauguration Day, one of that lawyer s close colleagues…
Cannabis & the Law
DOJ’s Antitrust Division Accused of Opening Investigations Based on Political Influence
On June 24, John Elias, a former Acting Chief of Staff to the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, testified in front of the U.S. House of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Politics in DOJ- The Stone Case
By Ellen Podgor
Karoun Demirjian, Matt Zapotosky & Rachael Bade, Prosecutor to tell Congress of pressure from ‘highest levels’ of Justice Dept. to cut Roger Stone ‘a break’, Wash Post here (check out…
The Right Coast
Trump’s Plea to China on Biden: Sly Move or Reckless One? | RealClearPolitics
As he prepared to board Marine One, Trump floated the idea of China starting an investigation into the business dealings of Joe and Hunter Biden. In the context of impeachment…