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Massachusetts Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law
Has Norfolk County District Attorney Michael P. Morrissey Committed Ethical Violations in His Handling of the Karen Read Case?
On Friday afternoon, August 25, 2023, Attorney Michael P. Morrissey, the elected District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, took a step that he stated was unprecedented; he issued a public…
Criminal
Reviewing latest data on Jan 6 riot prosecutions and sentencings
This Fox News piece, headlined "More than 1K people charged over Jan 6 riot, 366 received prison time: DOJ," summarizes some of the latest data from the US Justice Department…
The Right Coast
DO TELL: Jack Goldsmith: The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences. The indictm
The indictment alleges that Mr. Trump lied and manipulated people and institutions in trying to shape law and politics in his favor. Exaggeration and truth-shading in the facilitation of self-serving…
The Right Coast
Trump Attorney John Lauro: Trump Is Being Criminalized For Objecting To The Way That 2020 Election Was Handled | Video | RealClearPolitics
Trump attorney John Lauro spoke to FOX News host Bret Baier on Tuesday following the announcement of another indictment against the former president. Lauro said Trump is being criminalized for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Prosecutorial Mutiny"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Cynthia Godsoe and Maybell Romero available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Elected progressive prosecutors face…
Criminal
A “sweetheart deal”?: Minor (mostly uninformed) musings about Hunter Biden’s prosecution and plea deal
I woke up this morning to the surprising news of a prosecution and plea deal for Hunter Biden (basics here), and then I spent most of the rest of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New <em>American Criminal Law Review</em> symposium issue covers "Reform-Minded Prosecution"
I was intrigued and impressed to see that the American Criminal Law Review has already published its Fall 2023 issue, which is a symposium issue covering "Reform-Minded Prosecution." Here are…
Simple Justice
He’s “Innocent,” Send Money
As Damon Linker writes, there is always some degree of taint when a politician of one side is proscuted by the other. As David French writes, no politician, no matter…
Prosecution First Blog
Prosecution Pointer 382
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The USPTO provides a tutorial on how to use the eMPEP. A link can be found here.Read more
China Justice Observer
SPP Reports on Work of Chinese Procuratorates (2018-2023)
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On the afternoon of 7 Mar. 2023, Zhang Jun (张军), then Procurator-General of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), delivered an SPP’s work report to the first session of the 14th…