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Public corruption
556 published works
The Law and Policy Blog
Misconducting in public office
20th February 2026 An ancient offence is in the news – and how it usually is used only for junior officials * If conduct is a verb, then misconducting must…
India Legal
Rouse Avenue Court frames charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi in alleged Land-for-Jobs scam
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court Complex has framed charges against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The…
JURIST
Trump pardon wipes out federal case against former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced
Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced will face no federal prison time afterPresident Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon on Thursday extinguishing thecampaign-finance conviction that capped what…
FCPA Professor
A Fishy Situation
By Mike Koehler
An interesting civil action was recently filed in federal court in California by Red Chamber Co. (a world leader in the fishing industry and one of the largest global suppliers…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Trump Demands on Dept. of Justice Violate Norms
Former Department of Justice officials are "stunned" at what they are seeing today. Pres. Trump openly urged AG Pam Bondi to indict two of his political opponents. The US Attorney…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Nadine Menendez, wife of convicted former US Senator Bob Menendez, sentenced to 54 months in federal prison
As reported in this New York Times article, "Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey’s former senator, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Nadine Menendez, wife of convicted former US Senator Bob Menendez, sentenced to 54 months in federal prison
As reported in this New York Times article, "Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey’s former senator, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for…
Criminal Dialogues
¿Malversación por emplear funcionarios públicos para fines privados?
By Marcos
Artículo publicado en Iberley: enlace ¿Es malversación emplear a un funcionario público para fines privados durante su jornada laboral? La cuestión ha cobrado protagonismo tras la imputación de Begoña Gómez…
Regulatory Oversight
Catherine Hanaway Appointed as Missouri AG
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On Tuesday, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that Catherine Lucille Hanaway will become attorney general (AG) of Missouri on September 8. Her appointment follows the resignation of Andrew Bailey, who is…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Politicians and Nonprofits: Examples from Florida and Maryland
The relationships of politicians and nonprofits is often fraught, both because the extra scrutiny given to such relationships when government funds are at issue and because of the possibility of…