Category: Courts & Cases

Stevens Prosecution Faulted

A whistle-blower complaint alleges impropriety in the prosecution’s conduct in the Stevens trial, The Post reports. Among the accusations were that the government intentionally “schemed to relocate a witness” and that an employee working on the investigation accepted artwork and employment for a relative from a cooperating source, according to a legal ruling issued late […]

“Basic” Campaign Finance Reform?

The Post editorializes that more campaign finance reform is needed, in light of the charges facing Gov. Blagojevich.  Reforms needed? [C]apping the size of campaign contributions; barring contributions from anyone but individuals and regulated political action committees; excluding donations from those who have or are seeking contracts or other business with the state or other […]