The Baltimore Sun: Judge dismisses perjury charges against Dixon and, as predicted by FWP’s Steve Levin, he also dismissed all charges against Councilwoman Holton.
Blog of The Legal Times: US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey Taylor resigns and joins Ernst & Young.
The Washington Post: For U.S. Attorneys, brain drain to main. See here for FWP’s earlier posting about this issue.
The New York Times: Ex-cardinal health officers settle fraud case.
The BLT: DOJ pushing Recovery Act funds out the door to law enforcement agencies, including $70 million in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.
White Collar Crime Law Prof Blog: More analysis of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act of 2009.
Sentencing Law and Policy: Constitutional criminal procedure doctrine and the force of stare decisis: Justice Alito’s concurring opinion in Montejo v. Louisiana, the case that made it easier for law enforcement authorities to interrogate suspects.