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Prosecution
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New report highlights huge role of a handful of local prosecutors on the size of death rows
Main June 30, 2016New report highlights huge role of a handful of local prosecutors on the size of death rowsThis notable new report from Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Are Prosecutors the Key to Justice Reform?: Given their autonomy — only if they want to be.”
Main May 19, 2016"Are Prosecutors the Key to Justice Reform?: Given their autonomy — only if they want to be."The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of history of outbreak criminal prosecutions
By Bill Marler
I thought it might be helpful to see a few cases where a food borne outbreak brought the attention of the US Attorney's office. "Forwarded is Forearmed." Odwalla: In 1998 in…
Legal Profession Blog
Remote Control
The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed an aggravated assault and battery conviction notwithstanding error by the prosecutor in closing argument in discussing the presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt.The factsOn January…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Who Watches the Watchmen? Accountability in Federal Corporate Criminal Prosecution Agreements”
Main March 11, 2016"Who Watches the Watchmen? Accountability in Federal Corporate Criminal Prosecution Agreements"The title of this post is the title of this paper recently made available via SSRN and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Legislation to clarify intent requirements is long overdue brake on prosecutorial excess”
Main January 27, 2016"Legislation to clarify intent requirements is long overdue brake on prosecutorial excess"The title of this post is the headline of this notable new commentary in The Hill…
Manufacturing Law Blog
5 Things Manufacturers Should Be Watching In 2016 In The Areas of Corporate Compliance / Litigation
This is the first in a series of posts that provide industry and legal outlooks for manufacturers as we head into 2016. I will start with corporate compliance and litigation.…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: Who to Prosecute and Who to Not?
By Bill Marler
So, when to prosecute and when to not? What are the criteria, if any, that the Justice Department now uses to decide to prosecute? For those that are prosecuted, does…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Enhanced Criminal Prosecutions of Worker Safety Violations – Employers Beware
By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced last week an expansion of its…
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US Departments of Justice and Labor To Increase Criminal Prosecutions of Worker Safety Laws
On December 17, 2015, the US Departments of Labor ("DOL") and Justice ("DOJ") signed a memorandum of understanding in an effort to more effectively prosecute workplace safety crimes under the…