Prosecution After You’ve Settled Civilly
Strict liability for criminal environmental offenses? And, after you’ve settled civilly with DOJ and EPA? http://t.co/wGLVkszpWG...
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. ...
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...