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The Right Coast
Preet Bharara fired after refusing to Trump’s call to resign
Bharara, 48, was preparing to try former aides and associates of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in a bid-rigging case. His office also has been investigating New York Mayor Bill de…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AG Sesssions issue memo directing US Attorneys focus on “drivers of violent crime” … and indicating change to Holder’s charging memos forthcoming
Main March 8, 2017AG Sesssions issue memo directing US Attorneys focus on "drivers of violent crime" ... and indicating change to Holder's charging memos forthcoming As reported via this official…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A few notable criminal justice panels at CPAC
Main February 21, 2017A few notable criminal justice panels at CPACIt is around that time of year for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and the misbehavior of one…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Progressive Prosecutor’s Handbook”
Main February 17, 2017"The Progressive Prosecutor's Handbook"The title of this post is the title of this notable new short piece by David Alan Sklansky now available via SSRN. Here is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An optimistic accounting of many areas for bipartisan federal criminal justice reform … and good lines of inquiry for AG nominee Jeff Sessions
Main January 6, 2017An optimistic accounting of many areas for bipartisan federal criminal justice reform ... and good lines of inquiry for AG nominee Jeff SessionsThe week brought this extended…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Detailing how global financier George Soros has been funding efforts to take out local prosecutors
Main December 21, 2016Detailing how global financier George Soros has been funding efforts to take out local prosecutors I often think about the slogan "Think globally, act locally," and that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Adversarial Asymmetry in the Criminal Process”
Main December 12, 2016"Adversarial Asymmetry in the Criminal Process"The title of this post is the title of this interesting looking new article that I just noticed via SSRN and that…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
New Guidance for HR Professionals Regarding Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements Highlights New Focus on Criminal Prosecutions and Raises New Concerns for Employer
By Karin Johnson, Kevin Cloutier
In October, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” and collectively the “Antitrust Agencies”) jointly issued new guidance for Human Resource professionals regarding agreements…
PrawfsBlawg
Blind prosecutions
Main Friday, October 14, 2016Blind prosecutionsFormer guest Prawfs Shima Baughman and her co-authors have a piece on TNR (originally published in The Conversation) calling for making police reports race-blind as…
The Right Coast
Donald Trump s ‘Special Prosecutor for Hillary Clinton’ Call at the Debate | National Review
One of the sillier post-debate comments comes from Nicholas Burns of Harvard s Kennedy School, who tweeted: Threatening to jail a political opponent is anti-democratic and anti-American. via www.nationalreview.comBlack is…