Criminal Law

Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland
While justice delayed may be justice denied, but justice appears to have caught up with Roman Polanski — just 31 years delayed. To the surprise of his family and lawyers, Swiss authorities arrested the seventy-six-year-old famous director on the outstanding international warrant...

NYT: Why Arrest Roman Polanski Now
With the recent arrest of fugitive film director Roman Polanski, the New York Times has an article asking: why now? Polanski, who resides in France, was arrested in Switzerland where he owns a home and frequently visited...

Director Roman Polanski gets arrested
In Switzerland, on a U.S. alert. Which means there's a chance that Polanski could finally be extradited back to America and face trial for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl back in the 1970s...

Polanski Lawyer: U.S. Wants Director 'In Shackles'
Roman Polanski?s lawyers lashed out against U.S. courts on Saturday, accusing them of wanting to see the award-winning director ?in shackles.?On Thursday, a California appeals court ruled that Polanski must return to the state before being sentenced...

Plea Deal Reneged -- Roman Polanski
News coverage of the Roman Polanski arrest as he attempted to enter Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival to receive an award in September of 2009 has been extensive. The case involves Mr...

Polanski, in a Fighting Mood, Will Resist Extradition
According to an AP story, fugitive film director Roman Polanski is in a "fighting mood" and will fight attempts to have him extradited from Switzerland to California.

Polanski -- Roman Around Switzerland
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi PhotoTMZ.com: Rich enough to buy his way out of the slammer, Roman Polanski was driven to his 19,000 sq. ft. Swiss Chalet today, where he'll be under house arrest thanks to a $4...

Polanski Arrested on Statutory Rape Charge, Victim Now 45 Years Old
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on a warrant stemming from a decades-old statutory rape charge, according to this CNN report. The director pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging...

Flavors of Legal Journalism: Roman Polanski Statutory Rape and Paxil Consumer Fraud Cases
Advocacy, Gonzo, Investigative, Watchdog, or Yellow Journalism? Roman Polanski Rape Case. The HBO documentary film Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was an eye-opening experience when I viewed it on cable TV recently...

Victim in Roman Polanski case asks for dismissal
The victim was 13 years old when she was raped by Polanski, the award-winning director, during a photo shoot. Polanski, who's essentially been living in exile for the last few decades, has asked prosecutors to drop the case, but they...

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Video Taping Arrest
Harris County pays wrongfully arrested brothers $1.7 million civil rights settlement.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.