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New Texas Law Aims to Curb Local Prosecutorial Discretion

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A new Texas law will go into effect on September 1, 2023 that is directly aimed at curbing the discretion of local prosecutors in deciding which classes or types of cases they choose not to pursue....more

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European Public Prosecutor's Office Begins its Work Defending EU Financial Interests

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On June 1st, 2o21,the European public prosecuters office, the European Union's new arm to combat fraud, became operational. The key elements of the new Public Prosecutor's Office are as follows...more

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On the National Front: The Wilkinson Memo and Expanded Prosecutorial Discretion

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On January 29, President Biden’s Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors titled, “Interim Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion, Charging, and Sentencing” (Wilkinson Memo)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Wire Act Update – 90 Day Window for Compliance

This is a follow up... regarding the DOJ Opinion on its interpretation of the Wire Act. In a memo dated January 15, 2019, the Deputy Attorney General declared: Department of Justice attorneys should adhere to the Office of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - November 2017

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including new U.K. reporting obligations for sanctions violations,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Propriety of Prosecutorial Bluffing

This year, the Innocence Project celebrated its 25th anniversary. With this milestone, Time magazine observed the increasing trend of exonerations of the falsely accused: “For the third year in a row the number of...more

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What Would "Greater Enforcement" Mean for Washington's Cannabis Businesses?

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Justice Department has options to crack down, but may galvanize the push for even wider legalization - In statements that were perhaps inevitable but nonetheless surprising to the cannabis industry, White House Press...more

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Dismissal of Charges Against Former Virgina Governor McDonnell is Another Lesson in Prosecutorial Discretion

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On September 8, 2016, the United States moved to dismiss the charges against Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell. The reason given for the decision was short but thoughtful: "After carefully considering the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Cross-Border Investigations Update - June 2016"

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including proposed amendments to China’s commercial bribery law, the use in U.S. courts of compelled...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"DC Circuit Affirms Primacy of Prosecutorial Discretion Over Deferred Prosecution Agreements in United States v. Fokker Services...

On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the D.C. Circuit) overturned the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the District Court) in United States v....more

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