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Sentencing Law and Policy
What accounts for decline in federal white-collar prosecutions (and should we care)?
Main July 30, 2015What accounts for decline in federal white-collar prosecutions (and should we care)?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new data report from…
Subject to Inquiry
White House Hostage Policy Leaves Risk on Table for Third Parties
By Patrick Rowan, Government Investigations Group
Last month, the White House announced a change in its policy toward overseas hostage-takings of U.S. citizens. The new policy, accompanied by an Executive Order, aims to effect policy changes…
Food Safety News
Federal Judge to Sentence Parnell Brothers and Wilkerson on Sept. 21
By Dan Flynn
One year and two days after a federal jury found them guilty, three defendants associated with the most deadly and expensive foodborne disease outbreak to occur so far this century…
Marler Blog
Food “Crimes” – When to Prosecute and When to Not?
By Bill Marler
Is it time for prosecutors to set forth clear guidelines for who is prosecuted and who is not? A few weeks ago I was quoted in an article entitled “Will…
Sentencing Law and Policy
DA planning to charge Boston Marathon bomber with murder under Massachusetts law
Main July 12, 2015DA planning to charge Boston Marathon bomber with murder under Massachusetts lawAs reported in this new Reuters article, a "Massachusetts district attorney plans to bring state murder…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Underestimating Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
By Tracy Thomas
Wall St. J., 5 Things to Know About Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby3. Ms. Mosby has to overcome doubters who may be skeptical of her experience.Several residents interviewed in West Baltimore recently…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Garner, Iowa and The Trial of State of Iowa v. Henry Rayhons
The trial of the former state legislator, Henry Rayhons, is taking place in the city of Garner in north-central Iowa. Garner, population 3,129 (according to the 2010 census), is the county…
Media Law Prof Blog
Former Editor Being Prosecuted Under Indian Penal Code For Publication of Prophet Muhammed Cartoon
From the New York Times: news that Shirin Dalvi, the editor of the Urdu newspaper Avadhnama, is being prosecuted under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code for reprinting a…
Defense Litigation Insider
New Era of Criminal Prosecution For Those in the Food Safety and Pharmaceutical Industry
By Stephanie M. Batchelder, Eric Skelly
A deadly Listeria outbreak has swept across the United States in recent weeks, sickening at least 29 people and taking the lives of three. This latest tragedy is reportedly linked…
GovCon & Trade
Criminal Prosecutions of Government Contractors on the Rise
By Todd Overman
I recently co-wrote an article with John Kelly, Lindsey Fetzer and Shuchi Parikh that outlined three recent cases in which the Department of Justice pursued joint criminal and civil action…