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Candidate's testimonial for company mentioning his campaign may have violated federal election law. Read More

Attorney General commented that "too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good . . . reason." Proposes reform of mandatory minimums for drug crimes, increased compassionate release, and fewer Federal prosecutions o… Read More

Indiana lawyer suspended for commenting on immigration status of opposing party. Read More

A new law allowing students to hire attorneys for honor code proceedings "will hopefully restore a level of neutrality and fairness to a system that had become dominated by political pressures unrelated to the guilt or innocence of the accused." Read More

While prosecutors sought 17+ year term of imprisonment judge sentenced former UBS employee to a term of 18 months. Read More

For federal sentencing, a "consolidated sentence" from North Carolina court counts as single prior conviction. Read More

A first amendment group and well-known San Francisco criminal defense attorney outline the vague nature of the "honest services" wire fraud doctrine as it applies to lobbying and campaign contributions and discuss how that uncertainty threatens to re… Read More

The North Carolina Legislative Ethics Committee is a committee of members of the North Carolina General Assembly. It has jurisdiction to investigate the conduct of legislators while acting in their official capacity, and its investigations can lead t… Read More