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Passive makes for never proven guilty…of anything.

Harpers has an article worth reading on Mukasey and his recent statements regarding former Justice Department hiring practices. Notice the lack of consequences and the lack of actual actions on…

Tic Tac Toe, Supreme Court style

…regulate. But, for extra insurance over the long haul, with a little luck of timing you get to fix the legal issue almost permanently: supreme court justices. Justices Make it…

Slow arm of the law

…authorized to use force would be covered by the code of military justice. The options under civilian law are little better. The most likely way to prosecute would be through…

Anti-Trust & Mergers: A Couple of Uninformed Views

Suppose your company is considering purchasing another company and wishes to convince the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the benefits to shareholders come from efficiency-enhancing effects and not competition-reducing effects….

Schumer v Roberts

…OK. And sometimes you dissent. And that’s routine, not just for you but for every judge… SCHUMER: And every justice on the Supreme Court has dissented in many cases; meaning…

The First Judicial Filibuster

Senator Feinstein described the role of the Senate in selecting judges on May 10, 2005, which included: In 1795, President George Washington nominated John Rutledge to be Chief Justice. Soon…

IRS Budget: Penny-Wise, Pound Foolish

…on offshore tax evasion sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, former Senate investigator Jack Blum and director of Citizens for Tax Justice Bob McIntyre spared…