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White-Collar Sentencing: Life Beyond 60, Couples Count 2x
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
White-collar criminals present a unique sentencing challenge. Unlike most thieves, the criminals behind securities fraud and embezzlement are unlikely to...
7th Takes a Stab at Defining Leadership, Jab at Sentencing Comm'n
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Martin Luther King Jr. defined a genuine leader as "not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." The United States Sentencing Commission (USSC)...
Bloch's Glock, Liquor-Loosened Lips, Easy to Convict
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This case in four words: loose lips claim clips. John Bloch III was prohibited by law from owning firearms for two very good reasons: he was a felon, and he...
Chrysler's Half-Measure Response to Anti-Semitic Harassment Costly
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
"Otto Cuban Jew muther f***er bastard get our message your family is not safe we will get you good Jew is a dead Jew say hi to your hore wife death to the jews...
You Can't Perform Essential Job Duties if You Aren't There
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Terri Basden worked as a dispatcher for a company that transported workers from one train to another train. It doesn't sound terribly exciting, but heck, it's...
It's Not a Pretext if the Employer Believes It's True
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Columbia College Chicago informed Suriya Smiley, a part-time instructor, that it would not ask her to teach further classes after a student complained that...
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