Category Archives: bribery

Videos of Full Fordham Corruption Symposium Now Posted

March 12, 2015, 2:23 pmbribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

You can access each panel’s video through these links: Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad | Panel 1: What is corruption?—How Should We Define It, and Why Is It Bad? READ MORE Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad | Panel … Continue reading

Off to Fordham Corruption Symposium

March 4, 2015, 9:15 pmbriberyRick Hasen

This should be fun and informative. My presentation: Why Isn’t Congress More Corrupt? Regular blogging resumes on Monday.

You Won’t Want to Miss This Event on Corruption at Fordham—Preet Bharara Is the Keynote

February 3, 2015, 5:43 pmbribery, campaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

This was set up before the Silver indictment, but wow great timing. Looking forward to participating. Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad Friday, March 6, 2015 Fordham University School of law Skadden Conference Center 150 West 62nd Street 9:00… Continue reading

“Sheldon Silver and the Lawyers of New York”

February 3, 2015, 7:53 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Read Jeff Toobin.

“Pa. Treasurer McCord to plead guilty in campaign finance case; resigns immediately”

February 2, 2015, 7:58 ambribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Legalized Bribery; Zephyr Teachout on Sheldon Silver, Corruption and New York Politics”

January 26, 2015, 8:06 ambribery, campaign financeRick Hasen

NYT oped.

“Sheldon Silver, Speaker of New York Assembly, Is Arrested in Corruption Case”

January 22, 2015, 7:33 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Big news in NY: The powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday and accused of using the power of his office to solicit millions in bribes and kickbacks,… Continue reading

Judge Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes Through Campaign Contributions

January 10, 2015, 3:00 pmbribery, campaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Arkansas Online: He first came under fire beginning in March 2014, when he was revealed as the poster who anonymously made the comments, including posts violating the confidentiality afforded to actress Charlize Theron in her adoption case, and comments… Continue reading

“Robert F. McDonnell sentenced to two years in prison”

January 6, 2015, 9:44 pmbribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: “A federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday — an unexpectedly lenient punishment for a man who was convicted of selling the influence of his office to a wealthy benefactor… Continue reading

“Measuring Illegal and Legal Corruption in American States”

December 9, 2014, 7:12 ambribery, conflict of interest lawsDan Tokaji

Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Corruption at Harvard have posted results from a survey of reporters on their perceptions of corruption in their states. The survey asked about both illegal corruption (defined… Continue reading

“Amicus brief supporting the dismissal of the Gov. Rick Perry prosecution in Texas”

November 10, 2014, 11:27 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Eugene Volokh with an amicus brief in the Perry case, including a wide array of amicus cosigners. I’m sympathetic to Eugene’s arguments (see my Slate piece on Rick Perry and the criminalization of politics). As a matter of policy, however,… Continue reading

“WyLiberty Attorneys File Brief in Texas Free Speech Case”

November 5, 2014, 10:31 ambribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Press release: “Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys Benjamin Barr and Steve Klein filed an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief in the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals at Dallas, arguing that a political contributor’s convictions for organized crime, bribery and money laundering… Continue reading