A federal appeals court declared an end to Montana’s 68-year history of nonpartisan judicial elections and clears the way for party endorsement of judges. The
Month: September 2012
Sex Offender Residency Law Unconstitutional
California’s 2006 law requiring registered sex offenders to live more than 2,000 feet from any school or park is unconstitutional because it leaves parolees with
Prosecutors Must Stop Deporting Defense Witnesses
Federal prosecutors in San Diego have to stop deporting witnesses who may give testimony helpful to defendants. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rapped
Constitution Protects Spouting Off to City Council
Being disorderly, disruptive or insolent during city council meetings may be rude, but it isn’t illegal. That was the conclusion of the 9th U.S. Circuit
Guilty Plea in $130 Million Ponzi Scheme
For more than a decade William J. Wise cheated 1,200 investors of at least $130 million by selling them fraudulent certificates of deposit in three
Law Firm Fights IRS Claim to Client Documents
For two years the San Francisco law firm, Sideman & Bancroft, has kept a client’s tax records out of the reach of an IRS subpoena,
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