Legal Commentary

NINE FEDERAL INDICTMENTS ISSUED IN GRANT COUNTY JAIL INVESTIGATION
Reports have been relayed to LawReader  concerning news that three Grant County Jail guards have been indicted.  Further the reports indicate, there were six sealed indictments issued...

Judge Questions Decision to Quash Indictments of Texas Supreme Court Justice and Wife; Criticizes Actions of Prosecutors as Premature and Careless
There is another interesting turn of events in the ongoing scandal over the alleged arson by Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife. While state Judge Jim Wallace agreed to the prosecutor’s demand to toss out the indictments, he strongly criticized both the decision and the competence of the prosecutors — voicing [...

What's Happening Right Now: Chicago Indictments & Rigas
Indictments are coming down in Chicago - Chicago Tribune here Rigas father and son being resentenced- Yahoo News here Details to follow - (esp) (w/ a hat tip to Kathy Fox)

Perspective — it is so easy to lose
Perspective – Dictionary.com defines perspective: 5. the state of one’s ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective...

Injunctive Relief to Avoid Tax Crimes
Tax Indictments seem to always be in the news around April 15th (see, e.g, here). So it is interesting to see tax issues coming up this time of year - a time when people are often in the preliminary stages...

Judge denies HLF defendants' motion to dismiss indictments
On July 3, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis of the Northern District of Texas issued a memorandum opinion and order in United States v. Holy Land Foundation, et al. denying a motion to dismiss the indictments against five defendants...