Sentencing
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Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Letter from London, Magic Circle, Sentencing Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Letter from London: Prison for Biglaw Partner With Fabricated Kidnapping Story
“Oh, What a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive,” said Judge Guy Anthony, quoting Sir Walter Scott’s poem Marmion, as he sentenced British Biglaw attorney Francis Bridgeman to 12 months in prison on Friday. The former Allen & Overy (A&O) and Macfarlanes partner, who had already had his membership of the latter firm's limited liability partnership terminated, then collapsed in the dock.... -
Biglaw, Crime, Gay, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sentencing Law, Tax Law, Weirdness, White-Collar Crime
Former S&C Partner Gets Sentenced for Tax Offenses
Last August, John J. O'Brien, who was once a highly regarded and well-liked partner in the celebrated M&A practice of Sullivan & Cromwell, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor tax offenses. In the end, he pleaded guilty to failing to file taxes relating to $9.2 million in partnership income, for tax years 2003 to 2008. Earlier this week, O'Brien was sentenced. So is O'Brien trading Biglaw for the Big House? And if so, how long a sentence did he receive? - Sponsored
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Barack Obama, Celebrities, Election 2012, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Rod Blagojevich, Sentencing Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 12.07.11
* Rod Blagojevich is sentenced to 14 years but his hair will be out in seven if it behaves. [Sentencing Law and Policy] * Jerry Sandusky was re-arrested. This dude needs to be put in the Hannibal Lecter cell. Can’t you hear this guy saying, “A pizza boy tried to deliver to my house once. […]
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FDA, Hair, Morning Docket, Pictures, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sentencing Law, Sex, Shoes, Supreme Court, Television, Women's Issues, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 12.07.11
* Should the Supreme Court be forced to televise oral arguments? Yes, but only on the condition that we get spin-off shows called Wise Latina Justice and Ruthie’s Law. [WSJ Law Blog] * Rod Blagojevich won’t get leniency during sentencing. He’ll spend the next week lamenting the fact that can’t brush his beautiful hair like […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Sentencing Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Violence
Morning Docket: 12.06.11
* Close, but no cigar? The ABA has updated the way that it will collect graduate employment and salary data from law schools, but the new method could still use a few tweaks. [National Law Journal] * Kilpatrick Townsend is expanding into Saudi Arabia. I don’t really have anything witty to say about this, but […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Drinking, Insider Trading, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Prostitution, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 12.02.11
* Three days after arguing that an alleged Sandusky victim’s lawsuit lacked any factual basis, Second Mile decided to settle. Better strike while the iron is hot (and the wallet is open), lawyers. [Bloomberg] * So much for that “real shot,” huh? After a failed bid for bail, Galleon Group’s Raj Rajaratnam will begin serving […]
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Crime, Kids, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Sentencing Law
Quotes of the Day: Way Harsh
To me, a failure to distinguish between people who look at these dirty pictures and people who commit contact offenses lacks the nuance and proportionality I think our law demands. — Professor Douglas Berman, commenting on the case of Daniel Enrique Guevara Vilca, a 26-year-old who was just sentenced to life in prison without the […] -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Election 2012, Food, Insider Trading, iPhone, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.14.11
* Members of the Occupy Wall Street brigade were allowed to continue to be dirty hippies living in a park without toilets this morning. So fresh and so clean! OMG, yippee! [Wall Street Journal] * French prosecutors have dropped another yet another rape charge lodged against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Seriously? It looks like nothing sticks to […]
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Crime, Insider Trading, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Raj Rajaratnam Gets Sentenced
Find out how much he got over at our sister site, Dealbreaker. Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of Raj Rajaratnam -
2nd Circuit, Asians, Denny Chin, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Sentencing Law
Quote of the Day: Just Watch Out for 'Empathy'
One of the interesting concepts in Professor Rosenbaum’s book (affiliate link) is that the law lacks a soul. The law lacks tenderness. The law is objective and cold and inhumane. The law abhors emotion. I don’t think that’s true. Every time I sentence a defendant, there is a lot of emotion. I think there is […] -
Basketball, Breasts, Non-Sequiturs, Sentencing Law, Sports, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 08.02.11
* The NBA is suing its players for failing to negotiate in good faith. Funny, I think the players are acting with the same “good faith” NBA owners do when they steal teams from loving fan bases or hold cities hostage until they build new arenas. [WSJ Law Blog] * Having a drunk woman angrily […] -
Death Penalty, Politics, Sentencing Law, Television
Should Executions Be Televised?
In a New York Times op-ed, mentioned previously in Morning Docket, Professor Zachary Shemtob and I argue that executions should be made public. More specifically, we argue that executions should be broadcast live or recorded for future release, on the web or on television. Public execution has some unsavory connotations, perhaps dating back to the […] -
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Morning Docket: 07.19.11
* Ja Rule, another resident of Lat’s hometown, was sentenced to 28 months in jail, for failing to pay taxes. Rather than making some joke about him not being Always On Time with his tax payments, let’s instead just celebrate the existence of this hilarious picture. [Associated Press] * J. Paul Oetken was confirmed to […]
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Crime, Murder, Sentencing Law, Trials
Casey Anthony: The Sentence
If you're still following the Casey Anthony case, she was sentenced yesterday for lying to the cops. She'll be out of jail in about a week. WHERE'S THE JUSTICE FOR CAYLEEEEEEEEEEE??????!!!!!!!!! -
Crime, Education / Schools, Kids, Ridiculousness, Sentencing Law
They Want To Send This Child Prankster To Jail, And Nobody Even Killed Themselves Over It
Am I the only person who remembers what it was like to be a teenager? Am I the only freaking person up in here that values a good prank? Am I the only person left on this go***mn planet who doesn’t think teenagers who commit pranks should go to jail regardless of how much somebody […] -
Bernie Madoff, Crime, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Breaking: Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years
Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years. Judge Denny Chin said that the sentence was necessary to deter other people from entering into these kinds of schemes. The Judge apparently said that he was struck that there was no letter written in support of Bernie Madoff. On the other hand, the judge received 141 […]