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In 1937, future Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson gave a toast at the New York State Bar Association on the civic responsibilities of the legal profession. “No other people have submitted so generally to lawyer leadership,” he…
'Tough enforcement of securities law [is] a 'conservative, capitalist' value'.
Not even leniency but a plain unwillingness to prosecute serious corporate crime.. I wrote about Lynch and the HSBC case when I was at the Observer. Read Matt Taibbi's stuff—TK
From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones
Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. candidate in American studies. In a…
'Friends of the Court' Have Hidden Ties to Big Investors
Chuck Cooper, one of Washington's top litigators, gives each new lawyer in his firm a full-size broadsword, a reminder of his motto: “Victory or death.” For the past four years, Cooper has pursued a claim against the U.S. government…
An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur
Judge Richard A. Posner, whose restless intellect, withering candor and superhuman output made him among the most provocative figures in American law in the last half-century, recently announced his retirement. The move was…
In Surprise Vote, House Passes Amendment to Restrict Asset Forfeiture
In a stunning move, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act that will roll back Attorney…