Bloomberg BNA: “The legal standard to prove a ‘willful’ violation of campaign finance laws is being debated by federal prosecutors and defense lawyers in a major criminal case, with the Justice Department being accused of backing away from a… Continue reading
AP: “The Supreme Court is leaving in place the corruption conviction of a former Louisiana congressman who hid money from bribes in his freezer. The justices on Monday rejected without comment an appeal by former Rep. William Jefferson, who… Continue reading
According to the Court’s order list, there were no dissents. I am very surprised, and disappointed. The John Edwards case brought to the public’s attention the risk of criminal prosecutions based upon murky law and potentially overzealous prosecutors.
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