My recent post criticizing Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald seems to have angered some, including one purported Yale Law School alumnus (whose comments have been deleted because they were left using what appears to have been a bogus email address). So I want to re-direct this Libby discussion. Its not about Bush, and its not about [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Former Villanova Star Howard Porter Dies After Beating
While not strictly “criminal law” related,” I post this because it is a significant Philadelphia story. For those who are Villanova graduates, as I am (Law, ‘92), we are grieving this tragic, tragic death. below the fold is today’s Philadelphia Inquirer story.
Duke 12, Cornell 11
The Duke men’s lacrosse team today defeated previously unbeaten Cornell 12-11 in the NCAA tournament semifinals, earning a spot in Monday’s title game against Johns Hopkins. The top seeded Blue Devils are favored to win their first national title, and have already earned a large dose of redemption. Meanwhile, the jackbooted thug Mike Nifong, who [...]
Patrick Fitzgerald is a Thug
The Associated Press this afternoon reported that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has asked federal district judge Reggie Walton to sentence Scooter Libby to 2 1/2 to 3 years on the obstruction of justice charges on which Libbly was convicted several months ago. 2 1/2 to 3 years for supposedly lying about something that wasn’t a [...]
Congratulations to the Duke Lacrosse Team
I would like to extend my congratulations to the Duke Men’s Lacrosse team on their win over the hated North Carolina Tar Heels in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The team now advances to this weekend’s Final Four where, I predict, they will claim the title that Mike Nifong and a cowardly Duke administration [...]
Prosecutors Experience “Blowback” from Botched Duke Lacrosse Case
The National Law Journal this week reported that prosecutors across the nation report that they are beginning to experience the adverse consequences of Mike Nifong’s baseless jihad against three Duke lacrosse players. The prosecutors claim that defense attorney’s are increasingly making the argument that the Duke lacrosse prosecution is proof that defendants are often wrongfully [...]
SEC Will Not Appeal Fee Based Account Ruling
The SEC recently announced that it would not appeal a recent federal court decision banning certain kinds of fee based accounts, in a reversal of a decade old policy.
Russian Government Sues Bank of New York
Reuters reports that the Russian Federation has sued the Bank of New York in the Russian Court of Arbitration for money laundering, and seeks $22.5 billion in damages. I knoe that BNY’s recent history is somewhat sketchy, but there’s just soemthing so absurd about the Russians complaining about money laundering. And I’m sure BNY will [...]
Pier 34 Defendants Avoid Retrial, Take Pleas
The Inquirer reported on the Philly.com website this morning that the owner and the operator of Pier 34, the collapse of which led to the drowning deaths of 3 youg women 7 years ago, have entered pleas of no contest and guilty, respectively, thus avoiding a re-trial on the same charges on which a Philadelphia [...]
Key Hearing for Mumia Approaches. So Does Death
The Inquirer reported in yesterday’s paper on a critical argument that will be held in the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals this Thursday in the long running case of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal (and truthfully, have there been more than a handful of hot Broadway shows that have run longer than this [...]