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prosecutor misconduct
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The Right Coast
By The Way, Kamala Harris Is A Dangerous Authoritarian
It s true that Harris threw a lot of people in jail to bolster her political fortunes. Some of them likely innocent. And judging from her disposition, she would throw a lot…
Legal Profession Blog
Former DA Suspended
A consent two-year suspension of the former District Attorney of Bedford County has been imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.The Altoona Mirror reported on the actionChilders-Potts resigned as that county’s…
Legal Profession Blog
Indian Switcher
A sanction imposed by the Hopi Tribal Court led to a consent reprimand by the Arizona Presiding Disciplinary JudgeThe Agreement sets forth the factual background for the ethical violations, which…
PrawfsBlawg
Questioning prosecutorial immunity
Main Wednesday, July 03, 2024Questioning prosecutorial immunityJustice Sotomayor respecting (although not dissenting from) denial of cert in Price v. Montgomery County questions prosecutorial immunity--its origins (including noting Alex Reinert's article…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
SCOTUS continues to curtail prosecutors: Gratuities not illegal under longstanding federal law
By Mayling Blanco (US), Christopher Pelham (US), Andrey Spektor (US), Katey Fardelmann (US)
On June 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) held in Snyder v. United States that 18 U.S.C. § 666 does not apply to gratuities — even…
Criminal
Reviewing cert denial statements in criminal justice cases from the latest SCOTUS order list
As noted in a prior post, the Supreme Court this morning via this order list had a lot of GVRs, a few vert grants, and finally a bunch of comments…
Legal Profession Blog
Sanctions Proposed In Ohio
The Ohio Board on Professional Conduct has filed several reports recommending discipline of attorneys.One involves an assistant city prosecutor who used his access to the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, which…
Pretrial, Trial, Appellate & Evidence Blog
Eradication of American "Prosecutor Misconduct"
This Eradicating American “Prosecutor Misconduct” Handbook is designed for both prosecutors and defense counsel alike as well as anyone interested in the prosecutor’s roles and functions. Its modest goal is…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Sanctions Against the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office for Misleading the Court About Conferring with Crime Victims
By Mastagni Law
A federal court has ordered Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and two supervisors from his office to apologize to the family and survivor of vicious murders. The DA’s…
Simple Justice
Executing The “Bad Woman”
The Supreme Court will soon hear argument in the capital case of Brenda Andrew, the only woman on death row in Oklahoma. Whether she murdered her estranged husband is one…