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New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The Highest Stakes: Legal Malpractice or Jail
Legal malpractice litigation is always about compensation. In addition, sometimes it is also about vindication. Here in this fascinating story it may well be about jail and disbarment. Right now,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is AG Gonzales good for criminal defendants?
Main August 16, 2007Is AG Gonzales good for criminal defendants?Jonathan Turley has this provocative op-ed in USA Today, entitled "Gonzales is tough on crime? Hardly. His strong-arm tactics actually have…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fraud Prosecutions in Massachusetts
Mike Underwood reports in the Boston Herald:Immigration officials rounded up 27 people yesterday in an effort to smash a suspected document and benefit fraud operation in Chelsea. Seven people,…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Truth is stranger than fiction
The saying "truth is stranger than fiction" didn't originate in a trusts-and-estates case (see here) . . . but it should have. For example, say you went to a movie…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Debating the death penalty as bargaining chip
Main July 30, 2007Debating the death penalty as bargaining chipI have previously noted (such as in this post) that I think the biggest impact of having (or not having) the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: Paris Hilton Is So, Like Just So China, You KnowURL: http://www.chinalawblog.com/chinalawblog/2007/05/paris_hilton_is.htmlIP: 10.0.60.2BLOG NAME: China Law BlogDATE: 05/13/2007 07:54:42 AMI will admit it, I am a bit obsessed with the recent Paris Hilton going to jail news. On a news show round-table on Fox TV [video] the other day someone remarked on how Ms. Hilton’s going to jail might very well end up advancing her career. To which, one
By Ellen Podgor
TRAC 's latest statistics show a decline in the number of white collar prosecutions. The report finds a drop in white collar prosecutions of 13.3% from a prior month. And…
Legal Profession Blog
Update on Prosecutorial Discretion and the Ticketed Canoeists: Dropping Charges Makes the Canoes
Posted by Alan Childress The Arbitrary and Capricious blog posted this update: the county prosecutor won't file charges against the two canoeists ticketed for not wearing lifejackets as…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Revving up for the Gonzales hearing
Main April 19, 2007Revving up for the Gonzales hearingThis morning's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the US Attorney firings with AG Alberto Gonzales can be followed here, and How Appealing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More ugly details about the Georgia Thompson case
Main April 16, 2007More ugly details about the Georgia Thompson caseAdam Cohen in the New York Times today has this interesting commentary on the remarkable Georgia Thompson case (background here).…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Stockman Speaks
By Ellen Podgor
It is unusual for an accused to speak to the press, and oftentimes the comments made can come back to haunt the person at trial. But this isn't stopping David…