The Fine Line Between the Criminals and the Cops: A Review of Mike Avery’s “The Cooperating Witness”
Susan Sorella is in her last year at Suffolk Law School in Boston. When she began clerking for criminal defense lawyer Bobby Coughlin, Susan had no idea she would become a central figure in a murder case that pitted the mob against corrupt FBI agents. Or that she would be compelled to take the lead [...]
Federal judge dismisses sign-stealing lawsuit against Major League Baseball
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed class action lawsuit Friday against Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox. The plaintiffs are five individuals who participated in fantasy baseball contests through DraftKings Inc. The plaintiffs alleged the defendants’ practices of sign-stealing deceived and [...]
Supreme Court extends whistleblower protection to private contractors
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Lawson v. FMR LLC that the whistleblower provision 18 USC § 1514A of the Sarbones Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) protects...
Ninth Circuit overturns stock options backdating conviction of Brocade ex-CEO
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday overturned the conviction of former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes for backdating stock options . Citing prosecutorial misconduct, the...
SEC settles stock options backdating charges against BlackBerry maker executives
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday charged four executives from Research In Motion (RIM) , the company that makes BlackBerry, with stock options backdating and reached a settlement agreement. The four...
A federal grand jury has indicted two former executives of Silicon Valley technology firm Broadcom in connection with a scheme to backdate company stock options. According to the indictment unsealed in federal court Thursday, firm...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil complaint in the US District Court for the Central District of California Wednesday against California-based microchip maker...
SEC chair backs further Sarbanes-Oxley compliance delay for small businesses
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told said Wednesday that he intends to propose that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) grant a further one-year grace period to small businesses before requiring that they...
JURIST Guest Columnist Ilya Somin of the George Mason University School of Law says that while political ignorance among voters is more the byproduct of rational calculation than laziness or stupidity, one way to address the problem is to reduce...
