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Food Safety News
Blue Bell’s corporate attorneys sign in for witness duty in criminal case against retired president
By Dan Flynn
Attorneys Douglas A. Felman and David I. Sharfstein will be representing Blue Bell Creameries L.P. in a jury trial for former Blue Bell Creameries executive Paul Kruse unless they manage…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 273
By Publisher
A claim listing of every claim is required for preliminary amendments present on the filing date of the application. The status identifier, (new), instead of (Original), should be used for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots and lots more good reads from <em>The Appeal</em>
I said here earlier this month that "just about every week, The Appeal has too much great new criminal justice content for me to keep up with." This week serves as…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 272
By Publisher
An examiner cannot enter part of an amendment under 37 C.F.R. § 1.312; it must be entered as a whole or denied entry.Read more
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 270
By Publisher
In order to file an express abandonment to avoid publication, applicant may file a petition to abandon an application to avoid publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c) and the fee set…
Criminal
New law journal issue covers “Progressive Prosecution: Perspectives from Activism, Academia, and Practice”
I recently saw that the new "Special Issue" of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties is dedicated to the topic of "Progressive Prosecution: Perspectives from Activism, Academia,…
Tax
Willfulness Streamlined Disclosure Leads to Criminal Prosecution: (New) 2021
By Board-Certified Tax Law Specialist
Willfulness and Streamlined Disclosure Leads to Criminal Prosecution Willful Streamlined Disclosure Willfulness and Streamlined Disclosure Leads to Criminal Prosecution: It is NEVER a good idea for a Taxpayer to enter…
China Law Insight
证券犯罪刑事风险防控的新思路——以内幕交易为例探寻“行政处罚”移送“刑事追诉”的证据标准
By King & Wood
2021年3月1日起施行的《中华人民共和国刑法修正案（十一）》（2020年12月26日第十三届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第二十四次会议通过）（下称“《刑法》修正案（十一）”），表明国家对证券市场各类违法违规行为将采取零容忍的高压态势。2021年2月27日，全国政法队伍教育整顿动员部署会上着重强调了十二项专项罪名，其中就包括了《刑法》第四百零二条，徇私舞弊不移交刑事案件罪。从立法和司法风向两个角度看，未来会有更多的证券市场违法行为将经过行政处罚程序后进入刑事司法程序。
Simple Justice
AG James And A Blown Indictment
Former New York Chief Judge, and inmate, Sol Wachtler famously wrote in 1985 that “if a district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich.” Most people focus…
Criminal
“Can Prosecutors Help To End Mass Incarceration?”
The title of this post is the title of this article/book review authored Rachel Barkow now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Emily Bazelon argues in her excellent book, Charged,…