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Prosecution
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Jeff Sessions may have been a fine Senator, but he has proven to be a feckless Attorney General.”
Main September 19, 2017"Jeff Sessions may have been a fine Senator, but he has proven to be a feckless Attorney General."The title of this post is a sentence from the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Deputy AG Rosenstein hints at possible changes to federal corporate-crime prosecution policies
Main September 15, 2017Deputy AG Rosenstein hints at possible changes to federal corporate-crime prosecution policiesAs reported in this Politico piece, the "Justice Department's No. 2 official indicated Thursday that the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former US Attorneys lament AG Sessions’ charging memo as returning Justice Department to “failed mindset of its past”
Main September 13, 2017Former US Attorneys lament AG Sessions' charging memo as returning Justice Department to "failed mindset of its past"This notable new National Review commentary, headlined "On Criminal Justice,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Highlighting through St. Louis the enduring challenges of battling city crime with federal emphasis
Main September 8, 2017Highlighting through St. Louis the enduring challenges of battling city crime with federal emphasisMark Obbie has this terrific lengthy new piece in Politico Magazine with full headline…
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Criminal Overreach
Come visit us in our office whilst we are poring over a brief and, with minimal provocation, we will put aside the task at hand and start gabbing about our…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In latest speech, AG Sessions talks up the changed policies of the Trump Administration
Main August 28, 2017In latest speech, AG Sessions talks up the changed policies of the Trump AdministrationAttorney General Jeff Sessions gave this speech today at a conference of the National…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should an uptick in federal gun prosecutions garner bipartisan praise?
Main July 30, 2017Should an uptick in federal gun prosecutions garner bipartisan praise?The question in the title of this post was my first thought upon seeing this press release from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Ministers of Justice and Mass Incarceration”
Main July 16, 2017"Ministers of Justice and Mass Incarceration"The title of this post is the title of this new paper available via SSRN authored by Lissa Griffin and Ellen Yaroshefsky.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Fascinating new OIG report examines implementation of former AG Holder’s “Smart on Crime” initiative
Main June 20, 2017Fascinating new OIG report examines implementation of former AG Holder's "Smart on Crime" initiativeI just came across this fascinating new report from the US Justice Department's Office…
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Questioning DOJ Independence
Main Friday, May 19, 2017Questioning DOJ IndependenceRecent new stories suggest that part of the conflict between James Comey and President Trump arose out of Comey’s desire to keep the FBI…