Mine Blast Plea: Dust, Documents and Deaths
As the article (via @Law360) points out, Ex-Massey Exec Gets 42 Months In Mine Blast Case this Massey mining manager pleaded to “pre-notifying” about MSHA...
Edge Of The Cliff
Don’t argue with your spouse on the edge of a cliff. If you do, your case (or that of your spouse) may end up like...
The Rise (and Triumph?) of the Adjuncts
Here’s a story (via @TheAtlantic) about a study from Northwestern University concluding that tenured professors make worse teachers. This was a study of undergraduate freshmen. ...
The Border, Searches and the Digital Devices of Executives and Employees
Here’s a story (via @nytimes) about how the border is a back door for device searches. There is, of course, a “border exception” to the...
What They’re Saying About White Collar Wire: “Sage advice . . . to any American citizen.”
Generous comments from Professor Michael Greve at Liberty Law Blog: You can follow much of the current action [regarding banking and regulation] on WhiteCollarWire, which provides sage...
W.H. Auden: “Detective Story”
From W.H. Auden (1907-1973), a poem about crime (fictional and real): Detective Story by W.H. Auden For who is ever quite without his landscape, The...
Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)
Criminal Trials. Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...
Federal Prosecution Of A Polygraph “Coach”
Polygraphs — so-called “lie detectors” — have always had a curious place in law, national security and employment law. Their results are generally inadmissible in...
Labor Day Weekend Notes From White-Collar Wire
For your Labor Day weekend: First: in our professional and business lives, let’s recall the significance of work. “The only place success comes before work...
DOJ Statement on US/Swiss Tax Evasion Investigations
From the White Collar Crime Prof Blog: a new DOJ Statement on US/Swiss Tax Evasion Investigations, and the policy’s implications....