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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update January 19, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 19, 2010.

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DOJ: Undercover Sting Nets 22 Arrests in Large Scale FCPA Case

"Nearly two dozen corporate executives and employees were arrested Monday in Las Vegas and in Miami in the first large-scale foreign bribery investigation using undercover federal agents, the Justice Department announced today."

 

Supreme Court Ducks Asian Carp Issue, Rules on Open Courts

"The Supreme Court this morning issued no signed opinions and granted review in no new cases, but still made news on issues ranging from the Great Lakes dispute over the invasion of Asian carp to the requirement that jury voir dire proceedings be open to the public."

 

U.S. Attorney Nominee Machen Helped With VP Vetting

"Long before President Barack Obama chose Ronald Machen as the next United States attorney for the District of Columbia, Machen helped out Obama with another job: screening potential running mates in 2008. Machen's role in the vetting process is becoming public for the first time as he undergoes the Senate confirmation process to be U.S. attorney."

 

Probation for Federal Drug Offenders?

"The U.S. Sentencing Commission wants to let federal judges impose a sentence of probation for certain drug offenders if they participate in a substance abuse treatment program. The proposed new guideline is one of several proposals that the commission recently published for public comment."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).