Criminal Law

U.S. 6th Cir. Decisions for Week of May 5-9, 2008
CA6 Home PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0172p.06 2008/05/06 Fieger v...

Sept. 15-19, 2008 Decisions: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
PUBLISHED OPINIONS 9/15 - 9/19/2008 OpinionShort Title/District 08a0346p.062008/09/15 Geoffrey Fieger v...

Michigan: lawyer testifies he was reimbursed by Fieger firm, but was not pressured
The Detroit News reports: A lawyer who works for indicted Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger testified Monday that Fieger s law firm reimbursed him for $8,000 in political donations he made on behalf of himself, his wife, and his two college-age...

Federal Court Orders Geoffrey Fieger to Pull Anti-Bush Administration Ads from TV
In a remarkable ruling, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman has ordered firebrand attorney Geoffrey Fieger to pull TV commercials critical of the Bush Administration...

Michigan: Feiger's "I researched it" defense
Crain's Detroit Business reports: High-profile lawyer Geoffrey Fieger described Wednesday how he spent part of a weekend in his firm s library doing research that convinced him that reimbursing employees and others for political donations was legal...

Geogrey Fieger Found Not Guilty in Michigan
It may be one of the most unexpected verdicts of the year. Geoffrey Fieger and law partner Ven Johnson were acquitted on all charges after an 18 day trial on illegal campaign contributions...