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Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
The Prosecutor Has A Story – and he will spin it against you at trial!
By now you likely have finished listening to Serial, a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig that garnered over 5 million listeners and which I last wrote about…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Obama to nominate Atlanta US Attorney Sally Yates to Deputy AG position
Main December 22, 2014Prez Obama to nominate Atlanta US Attorney Sally Yates to Deputy AG position As reported in this Wall Street Journal article, President Obama is apparently going to…
Food Safety News
The Top 10 Food-Safety News Stories of 2014
By Dan Flynn
The top 10 food-safety news stories for 2014, as chosen for the sixth consecutive year by the editors of Food Safety News, were announced today. According to the Internet news site,…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB’s first criminal referral ends in 9-year sentence
The CFPB’s first publicly announced criminal referral has resulted in a nine-year sentence for the principal of a debt settlement company, who pled guilty to several of the charges. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal prosecutors righteously undo convictions based on FBI agent’s misdeeds
Main November 10, 2014Federal prosecutors righteously undo convictions based on FBI agent's misdeeds Regularly readers know I am quick to criticize federal prosecutors in this space when I am troubled…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Narcotics Prosecutors as Problem Solvers”
Main November 3, 2014"Narcotics Prosecutors as Problem Solvers"The title of this post is the title of this intriguing little new piece by Mark Osler now available via SSRN. Here is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Judge Rakoff highlights prosecutorial sentencing power in explaining “Why Innocent People Plead Guilty”
Main November 3, 2014Judge Rakoff highlights prosecutorial sentencing power in explaining "Why Innocent People Plead Guilty"Regular readers know that US District Judge Jed Rakoff has become a prominent regular critic…
Food Safety News
DOJ Alerts Those Sickened by Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter to Potential Prosecution
By Dan Flynn
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week began reaching out under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act to those sickened in the 2006-07 Salmonella Tennessee outbreak caused by contaminated Peter…
Media Law Prof Blog
Prosecuting Politicians For Hate Speech in Finland
Heli Askola, Monash University Faculty of Law, is publishing `Taking the Bait? Lessons from a ‘Hate Speech' Prosecution, in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society (2014). Here is the abstract.This article…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Prosecutors Fail to Take Campus Assault Seriously Too
By Tracy Thomas
NYT, Support for a College Student Grows After Rape Complaint is Dismissed. In this story about a failed college investigation of sexual assault, what struck me here was the response of…