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Prosecution
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Sentencing Law and Policy
"'Tough Talking' Sacramento District Attorney Presides Over Homicide And Violence Surge While 'Liberal' San Francisco Enjoys Major Decreases"
Next week brings a high-profile recall vote on San Francisco's District Attorney Chesa Boudin, an election that many have come to view as a referendum on the progressive prosecutor movement.…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Prosecutors Favor Defendants of their Own Gender
By Tracy Thomas
Stephanie Holmes Didwania, Gender Favoritism Among Criminal Prosecutors, Journal of Law and Economics (Forthcoming)Prosecutors enjoy wide discretion in the decisions they make but are largely unstudied by quantitative empirical scholars.…
The Girl's Guide to Law School Blog
What Law School Didn’t Prepare Me For As A Prosecutor
By Sara Beller
This week we welcome back guest writer and tutor Sara Beller to discuss what she’s learned as a prosecutor. I’ll never forget my first day as a brand-new prosecutor. My new…
Zalma on Insurance
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – May 15, 2022
By Barry Zalma
ZIFL May 15, 2022 Volume 26, Issue 10 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v14q7g0-zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-may-15-2022.html and at https://youtu.be/UYektUideZY Prosecution Proper for Accident in Missouri and Fraud in Kansas Crossing a State…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Best Practices for Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions to Address Intimate Partner Violence
By Tracy Thomas
Maybell Romero, Jon Tunheim & Chantelle Williams, Intimate Partner Violence: A Best Practices Guide for Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions Intimate partner violence (IPV) impacts people irrespective of income, education, and geography.…
Simple Justice
Bragg’s Dilemma
The New York County District Attorney’s office was the last bastion of the Old Guard of the City. Between Frank Hogan and Robert Morgenthau, they owned the office for 65…
Inside Energy & Environment
Environmental Enforcement in 2022: Renewed Focus on Criminal Conduct, Compliance
By John Mizerak
Last year, Covington predicted an increased focus on environmental enforcement under the Biden Administration. Recent statements by key environmental leadership have confirmed this, further sharpened Administration priorities, and track renewed…
The Right Coast
Byron York’s Daily Memo: It’s Jan. 6 week
It didn't happen. Trump remains, at the moment, the leading potential candidate in a 2024 Republican presidential primary. And that is where the Jan. 6 committee comes in.Committee members, Democrats…
Criminal
“‘No idea whether he’s Black, White, or purple’: Colorblindness and cultural scripting in prosecution”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new research authored by R. R. Dunlea and just published in the journal Criminology. Here is its abstract:Prosecutors maintain…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
DOJ Announces New Guidance for Prosecuting Corporate Crime in Speech by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco
Late last month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered a keynote speech at the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime event in Washington, DC. Her remarks outlined observed…