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TN - Registry - You may not have to register, or can asked to be removed?
The following was sent to us via the contact form and posted with the users permission.By DC: I am sure most people are unaware of this. I had to go and do my yearly registering today and got to...
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Widow Beefs Up Legal Team
Katherine Russell, widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has added New York criminal lawyer Josh Dratel to her legal team. Excellent choice. He's experienced in terrorism cases and is co-author of the Torture...
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Death Penalty 101 - The Book
Those of you who aren't lawyers probably know that law school classes typically operate on what they call the "Socratic Method." (It's a method that Socrates wouldn't recognize, but that's a different...
View ArticleEnd of Session...Triumph for CCJRC
CCJRC 2013 Legislative Wrap-Up ***************************** Whew! It’s over. The last few days of the 2013 legislative session were hectic but very productive. Here’s a quick update of what happened...
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Sex offender registry
The following was sent to us via the contact form and posted with the users permission.By Rayida: Before I started dating my husband, I never paid attention to the registry and knew very little about...
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Wednesday Night Open Thread
Rod Stewart is back with a new album. I loved watching him sing this song on Jimmy Kimmel Live the other night. Click on the full view button. Starting around 1:20, you can see how happy he is to be...
View ArticleJudge Approves Claims Process For Zeek Victims, Claims Due By September 5th
A federal judge overseeing the ZeekRewards Receivership has issued an order approving a claims process that clears the way for hundreds of thousands of victims to eventually recoup some of their...
View ArticleTroy Anderson: Are prisoner's conditions worse since lawsuit?
Westword Troy Anderson, a mentally ill inmate at Colorado's supermax prison, won a landmark decision last summer when a federal judge ruled he's entitled to at least three hours a week of fresh air and...
View Article"Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence"
From The New York Times: Jeffrey K. Skilling, imprisoned for the last six years because of his role in the fraud that caused the collapse of Enron, has reached a deal that could reduce his sentence by...
View ArticleAfter high-profile state murder conviction, Jodi Arias claims she wants death...
As reported in this new USA Today article, "Jodi Arias, convicted of first-degree murder of her on-and-off lover, says she was surprised by the jury's verdict Wednesday and hopes for the death penalty...
View Article"Federal Public Defense in an Age of Inquisition"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article by federal public defender David Patton, which is now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Essay asks whether federal criminal...
View ArticleBerry on Eighth Amendment Differentness
William W. Berry III (University of Mississippi School of Law) has posted Eighth Amendment Differentness (Missouri Law Review (Symposium), Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This symposium...
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Ridiculous Long Beach DUI Exploits: DUI Suspect Ignores Officer’s Pleas to...
At first blush, many of the Glendale DUI stories that we've recently reported on sound almost made up – as if they were something ripped from the pages of The Onion (Jim Anchower’s “The Cruise” column,...
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Three Years in Prison for $3 Million Los Angeles Medicare Fraud Case
A 50-year-old Calabasas man, Dr. Pezhman Ebrahimzadeh, was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars for falsely billing Medicare for over $3 million. As penance for perpetrating healthcare fraud...
View ArticleFeds and Jeff Skilling cut resentencing deal to fix new guideline range at...
As had been previewed a public notice to victims from the Justice Department last month (noted here), federal prosecutors and former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling have reached a deal concerning unresolved...
View ArticleNew Bill Legalizing Cellphone Unlocking Introduced in House
A new bill making it legal to unlock your cellphone or other mobile device has arrived in the House of Representatives Read more..
View ArticleDOJ accuses hospice company founded by Fla. Senate President Don Getz of...
The Department of Justice is suing the hospice company founded by Florida’s Senate president, accusing it of submitting tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims for more than a decade,...
View ArticleBrown on Lafler's Remedial Uncertainty
Darryl K. Brown (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted Lafler's Remedial Uncertainty: Why Prosecutors Can Rest Easy (Houston Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Some...
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Has Been Buried
Here is the statement from the City of Worchester, MA. informing the public that Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been laid to rest. Worcester, MA (May 9, 2013) - As a result of our public appeal for help, a...
View ArticleJodi Arias Trial Verdict Commentary
David was interviewed by NBC 12 this morning about the recent verdict in the Jodi Arias Trial. She was found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of her boyfriend Travis Alexander. Watch the...
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