We’ve seen the framework for the Schumer-Van Hollen legislative proposals in response to Citizens United. It’s certainly one of the details to be worked out, but will the law that ultimately emerges contain what might be called a “Bopp-Olson” provision? The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002’s section 403 provided for expedited review for suits […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Politics, prisons, and the census
The political importance of the census will be featured in a number of stories over the coming weeks and months. Here, The Times has an editorial discussing how it prefers that prison populations be treated in the census. Far too often, redistricting committees pad underpopulated districts by redrawing boundaries to include large prisons. This practice […]
New GAO report on white collar crime issue
Via The FCPA Professor comes word of a new GAO report on deferred and non-prosecution agreements. Professor Koehler notes: Why would a company agree to enter into an NPA/DPA if factual evidence did not exist to support the essential elements of the crime “alleged” or if valid and legitimate defenses did exist? Quite simply, negotiating […]