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The Holocaust, The Return of Looted Art, and the Statute of Limitations
As some readers of this blog may be aware, the concept of a statute of limitations may be best described as a maximum time-period by which certain legal proceedings must…
Sentencing Law and Policy
NBA’s crooked ref results in interesting restitution ruling from Second Circuit
Main August 6, 2009NBA's crooked ref results in interesting restitution ruling from Second CircuitThe Second Circuit today has an interesting ruling on restitution awards in US v. Battista, No. 08-3750…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Second Circuit blesses future medical expense restitution in child porn sentencing
Main July 2, 2009Second Circuit blesses future medical expense restitution in child porn sentencingThe Second Circuit has an intriguing little restitution ruling today in US v. Pearson, No. 07-0142 (2d…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable Tenth Circuit ruling on restitution awards under the MVRA
Main May 27, 2009Notable Tenth Circuit ruling on restitution awards under the MVRAThe Tenth Circuit has a significant ruling today concerning restitution awards in US v. Dolan, No. 08-2104 (10th…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting new paper on victims rights to restitution in Illinois
Main May 26, 2009Interesting new paper on victims rights to restitution in IllinoisI just notice on SSRN this new paper titled "Monetary Remedies for Victims During Illinois Criminal Cases." Here…
Asset Search Blog
Laundering Holocaust-Era Loot?
By Fred Abrams
In Grosz v. The Museum of Modern Art, the plaintiffs allege that The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA") acquired three Holocaust-era paintings which had been stolen from expressionist and Dadist…
Legal Profession Blog
Reinstatement Denied in Light Of Restitution Issues
The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied the petition for reinstatement of a former attorney who had been appointed to represent Milwaukee Cheese and Sheboygan Sausage in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Ripped Off Michigan Nonprofits Unlikely to Get Full Restitution and Embezzlers Rarely go to Jail
MLive reports over the past few years, people entrusted to guard the finances at several Ann Arbor area nonprofits have instead siphoned off the funds for themselves, often splurging on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal judge imposes large restitution punishment for downloading child porn
Main February 25, 2009Federal judge imposes large restitution punishment for downloading child pornThanks to this post by Jonathan Turley, I just discovered this local article from Connecticut about a ground-breaking…
Legal Profession Blog
Does Bankruptcy Trump Restitution?
A lawyer who had been admitted to practice at age 39 was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for two years with 18 months stayed. The attorney had taken over…