Katrina Shootings and Prosecutorial Ethics

Federal district court judge declaring a mistrial in Katrina police-shootings: “a prosecutorial game of qualsiasi mezzo.” #ethics #DOJ #Katrina (via White Collar Prof blog)...

The SEC, Judicial Skepticism and Salinas

  Here’s my handout on these topics: FINRA CLE SuperCourse – September 2013   Speaking on Friday in New York: Network of Trial Law Firms...

Weekend: GCs on Boards and Gin in Ice

 Notes For the Weekend:   I tend to agree:  No, General Counsels Should Not Be On The Board.  The conflicts can be too great.  GCs...

SEC Game-Time Program

Can’t tell the players without a program.   This is a handy graphic guide (via @WSJ) to the persons, entities, events and outcomes in SEC enforcement...

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. ...