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I have previously blogged about the recent interest of the federal regulatory and law enforcement community in scholars who collaborate with Chinese institutions. January 2020 has increased the public profile of these investigations with the felony indictment against...
What seems so clear in one moment can seem so misguided years later. This NY Times article, "Linda Fairstein, Once Cheered Faces Storms After 'When They See Us", by Elizabeth Harris and Julie Jacobs discusses the career of the famous sex crimes prosecutor, Linda...
This article, "When the Police Become Prosecutors" in The New York Times, taught me something about the criminal law I had no idea existed. In some states, many thousands of misdemeanor cases are brought by police officers without lawyers as prosecutors. The article,...
If you haven't been following this tale of corruption, this article, "FCA spent $15K on steak dinners for UAW", in The Detroit News, lays out the main point. Just like salespeople woo their customers, Chrysler executives wooed UAW leaders with meals and gifts before a...
In a decision today, a federal judge ruled Professor Pamela Smock could proceed in her case that she was denied due process because the University punished her without allowing her to cross-examine her accusers. The decision will require the University to change its...
The essence of any community is determining who is in it and what are its governing values and process. Our governing values are our constitution, which includes a suspicion of governmental power, and provides rights to "persons" in the country. These rights are...
This article, "Motherhood in the Age of Fear", by Kim Brooks is long overdue. I have previously blogged about the irrational fears of modern American parents, and the harm we do by not letting our kids explore. (See blog post, "Let us teach our children to be curious...
Why is due process important? After all, It is so frustrating to slow down the execution of the law. Let us suppose an American lawful resident who lives near the southern border and speaks little English, has a beautiful wife whom his neighbor covets. Let us suppose...
Legal precedent is reasoning by analogy. Step by step the law develops. In the 1950s-70s, the Supreme Court expanded the Fourth Amendment to limit police power and preserve freedom. In the 1980s until about six years ago, the Court ruled often in favor of the police...
On May 16, 2018, Michigan State University announced that after several rounds of mediation, they had reached a "$500 million global settlement" on behalf of survivors of disgraced former MSU doctor Larry Nassar. The terms stated that $425 million would be paid to the...