Category: Courts & Cases

Jeffferson Case to Jury

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 30, 2009
Categories In Courts & Cases

Milbank’s take on the Jefferson trial is here. The Times reports that the case against Rep. William Jefferson is headed to the jury. The six-week trial consisted almost exclusively of prosecutors laying out their case that Mr. Jefferson schemed to use his office to promote initiatives by American companies in Africa. In exchange for his […]

Rep. Jefferson’s Trial

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 25, 2009
Categories In Courts & Cases

Rep. William Jefferson’s trial is over, according to this Post report. The federal government called more than 40 witnesses against Jefferson, who is charged with 16 counts that include bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering.

Citizens United Briefs

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 24, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

Supplemental briefs are in for the Citizens United case. The government’s is here and Rick Hasen has Citizens United’s here. According to the docket, the government filed a motion for divided argument on July 23. ScotusBlog has more on that here. It asks the Justices to grant 10 minutes of the United States’ argument time to […]