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Public corruption
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Media Law Prof Blog
Usher and Kim-Leffingwell on How Loud the Watchdog Barks: A Reconsideration of Local Journalism, News Non-Profits, and Political Corruption @nikkiusher @openmarkets @SKimLeffingwell
Nikki Usher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Open Markets Institute, Center for Journalism & Liberty, and Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell, Johns Hopkins University, Advanced Academic Program, have published How Loud Does the Watchdog…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Seriously considering resentencing in high-profile Cleveland corruption case (while seriously enjoying rewatching puppet trial parody)
Though the initial federal sentencing of former Cleveland area county commissioner Jimmy Dimora took place a decade ago, I still recall that Dimora received one of the longest prison terms…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Who defends police and prosecutors on trial?
Members of the community often have harsh negative opinions of certain types of alleged criminals, such as so-called rapists and child molesters, and many have even harsher negative opinions and…
The Right Coast
Apologies for Hunter Biden s Laptop – WSJ
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson on Tuesday delivered the latest installment of their yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden s questionable business dealings laying out in Senate speeches the complex…
The Right Coast
Investigative Issues: Now That the NYT Has Granted Legitimacy to Hunter’s Laptop, Will It Stop Being a Biden Lapdog? | RealClearInvestigations
Talk about burying the lead. In the 24th paragraph of an article detailing the Department of Justice s ongoing probe into Hunter Biden s finances, the New York Times finally…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Violence in Honduras Tied to Ex-President–Now Arrested
From Alianza Americas:Arrest of Honduras Ex-President After Extradition Request Points to How U.S Policy has Backfired in Central America WASHINGTON - Alianza Americas welcomes the U.S. government’s formal request to extradite the…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Even librarians can be targeted for public corruption charges
When we think of public corruption, most of us think of governors, senators and other high-level government officials engaging in multi-million-dollar fraudulent schemes with tax-payer money. In Chicago, you might…
The Right Coast
The Igor Danchenko Indictment – by Techno Fog – The Reactionary
John Durham has another scalp. On November 3, 2021, Igor Danchenko Christopher Steele s primary subsource was arrested by federal authorities.Now we have his indictment. Danchenko has been charged with…
Lawyers on Strike
The Feds
By John Regan
Apropos our last post: here’s a clue. Based solely on federal prosecutions and convictions, the “most corrupt” governments are in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Which just happen…
Simple Justice
Seaton: The Chicken Farm Fight
Sheriff Roy Templeton was in a grumpy mood. Of all the weeks for his wife to try and get him to quit coffee, this was the absolute worst. Instead of…