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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Curbing Agency Power: Is Deference Owed to Agency Interpretations of Criminal Statutes?
Buried at the end of 24 pages of Supreme Court Orders on November 10, 2014 is an intriguing three-page Statement by Justice Scalia, joined by Justice Thomas, respecting the denial of certiorari in Whitman v. United States, No. 14-29. Whitman involved a criminal … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Law, Securities Litigation, Supreme Court
Tagged agency interpretation of criminal statutes, deference to administrative agencies, Supreme Court, Supreme Court securities decisions
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Off with the Fisherman’s Head: Yates v. United States and Prosecutorial Discretion
John Yates was a fisherman who allegedly threw undersized fish overboard to avoid prosecution for catching and keeping them in violation of federal regulations. In Yates v. United States, No. 13-7451 (argued November 5, 2014), the Supreme Court is asked to … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Law, Supreme Court
Tagged prosecutorial discretion, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Yates v. United States
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The Slave South: 10 Key Points
I have just completed an excellent online course on the History of the Slave South offered by University of Pennsylvania History Professor Stephanie McCurry. This course was available on Coursera to Penn alumni as an abridged version of the course … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Politics, Economics, Religion
Tagged African-American slave religion, Collapse of the Whig Party, cotton, divisions in the Democrat Party in the 1850s, religion in the South, Republican Party 1854, Slave South, slavery, tariff issues, yeomen farmers in the South
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