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The Right Coast
Wisconsin man who triggered protest charged with extortion – StarTribune.com
MADISON, Wis. Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a Black man whose arrest triggered a violent protest in Wisconsin's capital city with extorting local businesses. Police arrested 28-year-old Devonere Johnson in…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Coronavirus Update: Prosecutors in New York and Texas Charge Individuals for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs
By Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Paul M. Rosen, Daniel L. Zelenko, Laura Schwartz
Federal authorities continue to prioritize and aggressively pursue individuals across the country who seek to exploit coronavirus relief programs meant to aid small businesses and their employees. Over the past…
China Justice Observer
What Does the PRC Procurators Law Say?
China's Procurators Law(中华人民共和国检察官法) was enacted in 1995 and amended three times respectively in 2001, 2007 and 2019. The current PRC Procurators Law consists of 70 articles, the core parts…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Chicago politician’s plea deal raises eyebrows, worries
A recent legal filing didn't generate headlines, but it undoubtedly raised some eyebrows around Chicago. Federal prosecutors announced that they have reached a plea agreement with former state Rep. Luis…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Two modern takes on the modern politics of criminal justice reform
I have recently seen these new commentaries that both speak to the interest state of modern criminal justice reform politics: From The Conversation by Jody Armour, "How being ‘tough on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Race and Class: A Randomized Experiment with Prosecutors”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new research just published in the December 2019 issue of the Journal of Empirical Studies and authored by Christopher…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prosecutors, Democracy, and Justice: Holding Prosecutors Accountable”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new publication from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Institute for Innovation in Prosecution emerging from its series…
Legal Profession Blog
No More Than Brady
From the web page of the Tennessee Supreme CourtAugust 23, 2019In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility’s Formal Ethics Opinion 2017-F-163,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up some responses to AG Barr’s swipe at progressive prosecutors
As noted in this prior post, Attorney General William Barr delivered these extended remarks to a police conference last week which included sharply negative comments about progressive prosecutors who, in AG…
Legal Profession Blog
Serious Sanctions Against Former Prosecutors Ordered By Missouri Supreme Court
A case summary from the Missouri Supreme CourtIn cases consolidated for opinion, the chief disciplinary counsel seeks to discipline the law licenses of two former prosecutors accused of helping to…