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Food Safety News
Letter From The Editor: DOJ
By Dan Flynn
Everything I know about the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), I learned from a U.S. District Attorney for Idaho years ago. He was, I think, taken aback by how…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A (Swiftian?) proposal for reforming the prosecutorial function
Main May 2, 2012A (Swiftian?) proposal for reforming the prosecutorial functionJames Doyle, a Boston attorney and a 2012 Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Justice, has this interesting new…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Prosecuting Immigrant Workers
Emily Tulli of the National Immigration Law Center thought our readers might be interested in the Center's Recommendations regarding Prosecutorial Discretion and Immigrant Workers. We agree!CAS
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Unchecked Charging Power of the Prosecutor”
Main April 17, 2012"The Unchecked Charging Power of the Prosecutor"The title of this post is the headline of this notable and lengthy new commentary by Radley Balko over at The…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Delaware Supreme Court Rules that Court of Chancery Has Discretion to Dismiss Inactive Cases
In Solow v. Aspect Resources, LLC, Del. Supr., No. 484, 2011 (Mar. 19, 2012), the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Chancery has discretion to dismiss a case…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Ethics Symposium At Georgetown Law
Symposium sponsored by:The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics&The Center for the Study of the Legal ProfessionThe Conscience and Culture of ProsecutionMonday, March 26, 2012Georgetown University Law CenterGewirz 12th FloorSymposium Schedule…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Crimes, Widgets, and Plea Bargaining: An Analysis of Charge Content, Pleas, and Trials”
Main February 22, 2012"Crimes, Widgets, and Plea Bargaining: An Analysis of Charge Content, Pleas, and Trials"The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Kyle…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Higher Crime, Fewer Charges on Indian Land”
Main February 21, 2012"Higher Crime, Fewer Charges on Indian Land"The title of this post is the headline of this notable New York Times article discussing a not-often-noted component of the…
Health Law Prof Blog
Prosecutors and Pregnancy Update
Earlier this year, I reported on the murder prosecution of Bei Bei Shuai, a woman who swallowed rat poison in a suicide attempt while pregnant. While Ms. Shuai survived and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting extended review of FCPA prosecutions and sentencing outcomes
Main January 13, 2012Interesting extended review of FCPA prosecutions and sentencing outcomesBloomberg's Businessweek has this effective and lengthy review of prosecution and sentencing developments in a "hot" new area of…