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From Booker to Spears
April 24, 2009
Chief Justice Roberts commented in a recent dissent that the Supreme Court's sentencing rulings "have given the lower courts a good deal to digest over a relatively short period." Indeed. Since its landmark holding in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), that the Sentencing Guidelines were simply advisory, the Court has swiftly and significantly diminished the relevance of the Guidelines and increased the discretion of district court judges in sentencing defendants. As a…
Pre-Trial Detention and White-Collar Defendants
April 24, 2009
This article reviews how courts assess the right to bail in cases where the defendant allegedly has inflicted massive economic harm on the public.
In the Courts
March 30, 2009
An in-depth analysis of recent rulings.
Business Crimes Hotline
March 30, 2009
Recent national rulings of interest.
Expect Increased Criminal Enforcement of Employment Taxes
March 30, 2009
With ever widening budget deficits and economic limitations on raising taxes, the IRS will go in the only direction it can, that is, to mine the "tax gap" ' the difference between the taxes that should have been collected under current law and those that actually are collected.
The Law Enforcement Response to the Financial Crisis
March 30, 2009
As the financial crisis has deepened, the pressure for prosecutions from politicians, the media and the public has grown. In turn, federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies have devoted vast resources to investigating the crisis.
Hope and Change
March 30, 2009
The combination of new people, priorities, resources and coordination ' coupled with public and Congressional outrage ' promises to bring a surge of white-collar enforcement, but perhaps accompanied by some sanity in sentencing.
Business Crimes Hotline
February 23, 2009
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
In the Courts
February 23, 2009
National cases of importance.
Compliance Now More Than Ever
February 23, 2009
In a profit- and loss-driven world, there is always a risk that companies facing an uncertain economic future may choose to cut compliance expenses," SEC Chairman Christopher Cox noted last November at the SEC's Compliance Officer Outreach National Seminar. Then he issued a stern warning: "When a company cuts compliance, violations will occur. And if violations occur, punitive actions should and will be taken."

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