Topic
Prostitution
144 published works
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Iranian Woman Sentenced to Death for Forced Prostitution
Via Equality Now:Women's Action 29.2: Iran: Kobra Najjar Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning for Prostitution Equality Now is urgently concerned about Kobra Najjar, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by…
The Right Coast
Prostitution and the AlternativesMike Rappaport
From Marginal Revolution: If Governor Spitzer wanted to have sex with a younger woman then insteadof hiring a prostitute he could have gotten a divorce and remarried,just like so many…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Spitzer Quits — Will Charges Follow?
By Ellen Podgor
Eliot Spitzer resigned as Governor of New York, issuing a statement (here) declaring that "I have begun to atone for my private failings with my wife, Silda, my children, and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Research and data on prostitution, punishment and shaming sanctions
Main March 11, 2008Research and data on prostitution, punishment and shaming sanctionsThis NPR segment, titled "The Legality of Prostitution," got me wondering about research on prostitution and punishment. The NPR…
The Right Coast
Spitzer and ClintonMike Rappaport
Bill, that is, not Hillary. I am sure that I have missed it, but I haven't seen anyone comparing the misdeeds of these two chief executives. Clinton engaged in sex…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Sex or Crime, Spitzer Has Been Punished?
By Ellen Podgor
Four individuals had a criminal complaint filed against them. Two were charged with a conspiracy to violate federal laws related to prostitution. The other two face charges of prostitution and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
On the topic of high-profile federal prostitution investigations…
Main March 10, 2008On the topic of high-profile federal prostitution investigations...a reader suggested that I check out this article from this weekend's Rocky Mountain News. Here are the tawdry details:Chief…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should and will NY Governor Elliot Spitzer be prosecuted by the feds?
Main March 10, 2008Should and will NY Governor Elliot Spitzer be prosecuted by the feds?Breaking crime news from the New York Times: New York Governor "Eliot Spitzer has been caught…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Governor Spitzer, Linked to Prostitution Ring, Apologizes
This afternoon both the New York Times and the Wall St. Journal reported that Governor Eliot Spitzer had been involved in a prostitution ring, apparently caught in a federal wiretap…
The Right Coast
Prostitution in NevadaMike Rappaport
Tom argues immediately below that history helps to explain the lenient views toward prostitution in Nevada. He writes: I'm all for public choice arguments, but in the case of Nevada,…