August2016

August 25, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Richard Cunniffe made nearly $1 million from insider trading information he received from one Robert Stewart, who himself had made $150K from the same tip.  Cunniffe was then charged by...

August 25, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Andrew Crespo’s suggestion that the Supreme Court put together an “expert” Supreme Court defense bar to help argue criminal cases before The Nine Eight has ruffled a few feathers. Particularly galling...

August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note: Scott Greenfield and David Meyer-Lindenberg cross Julie Stewart, the founder and president of FAMM, who is retiring after spending 25 years leading the fight to for sentencing reform....

August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Police officers are public officials. That means that we can complain about them in their public capacity without worrying that we will be sued. But one petition pending before the United...

August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — You can tell just from the headline that people are going to be pissed about this one: Accused rapist sentenced to no jail time so he can have a ‘college experience’...

August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Minneapolis might become a test bed for police reform if a new measure before voters this November is approved. The city council initially voted 9 to 3 against it, with...

August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — I have long held the belief that the attorney-client privilege of a person subject to a criminal investigation should be considered inviolate unless the government can show an overwhelming case...

August 23, 2016 (Cy-pher) — Cyber-attacks targeting sport events, organizations and individuals is increasingly common. Earlier this year, a NASCAR racing team was the target of a ransomware attack. More recently, a federal judge sentenced a former...

August 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In the spring of 1977, the National Socialist Party of America announced it wanted to hold a rally in Chicago. But when the municipal government blocked its plans, the Nazis decided...

August 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) – A few weeks ago, Chris Seaton wrote about Ernest Matthews, who found himself on the wrong end of a political message from a Georgia judge. Matthews got into a scuffle...