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Jeff Skilling Case Inconvenient For Politicos
One thing that has amused me since news broke yesterday was the variety of comments on the various blogs and news sites regarding the Supreme Court decision. One funny trend: the screaming that this decision was a right-wing decision. This … Continue reading
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Sotomayor’s Dissent On Skilling Venue Issue Surprises Experts
Yesterday when I was still reading the US Supreme Court decision Skilling v. USA, one of the first things that jumped out at me before I could even determine how they had resolved Skilling’s case was the fact that Sonia … Continue reading
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Enron Task Force Silent On Skilling’s Ruling
Shockingly, the members of the Enron Task Force have remained silent in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that partially vacated his honest services convictions. Actually it isn’t shocking. Would you want to give a public statement after basically … Continue reading
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Skilling’s Supreme Court Decision, Continued
I’m still in shock. I knew this day would come but I didn’t realize how confused I’d be. I want very much to be happy, but I fear two things. The first is that the Supreme Court specifically said that … Continue reading
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Jeff Skilling SCOTUS Decision Expected Thursday
The SCOTUS decision which could spring Jeff Skilling from prison and overturn Honest Services is expected on Thursday. The Supreme Court issued a statement on Friday that it would publish its decisions on Monday and Thursday. Today’s decisions did not … Continue reading
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WSJ Scolds Supreme Court For Procrastinating on Skilling v. USA
The WSJ gave the Supreme Court the business today about procrastinating over several important rulings, including Jeff Skilling’s honest services-based appeal. Good call, WSJ. But where were you when it took eleven months to get a ruling from the Fifth … Continue reading
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Honest Services Gets First Day In Court
The Supreme Court yesterday heard two arguments on Honest Services – first from Conrad Black, then Bruce Weyhrauch. The comments from the justices sound similar to language used before they clarified Collateral Estoppel in the Scott Yeager case, which effectively … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Will Hear Jeff Skilling’s Case
Finally, some good Enron news! The court said Monday it will hear Skilling’s appeal of lower court rulings that upheld all 19 of his 2006 convictions of conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading and lying to auditors involving the 2001 collapse … Continue reading
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Conrad Black Gets SCOTUS Review
Bloomberg reports that the Supreme Court has agreed to review the conviction of Conrad Black, the former Hollinger Inc. chairman who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. Black, 64, was convicted in … Continue reading
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Jeff Skilling Files Appeal With Supreme Court
Jeff Skilling has filed his appeal with the Supreme Court to review his convictions that he says were based on the faulty honest services theory. Skilling argues that a U.S. appeals court that upheld his conviction misinterpreted a federal fraud … Continue reading
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Scott Yeager Continued
More impressions of the Scott Yeager oral arguments at the Supreme Court have come in. Basically the consensus seems to be that the Justices appeared to favor Yeager, which, of course, is great news. The transcript of the argument can … Continue reading
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Impressions Of The Scott Yeager SCOTUS Arguments
My spies at the Supreme Court have reported back. Though it’s always difficult to figure out what the Justices are thinking, the initial impression is that Scott Yeager’s attorney, Sam Buffone, gave a lackluster performance, missed several opportunities to make … Continue reading
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Who’s Who: The Scott Yeager Attorney Showdown
Scott Yeager’s Supreme Court oral arguments tomorrow will be conducted by Samuel Buffone. My personal opinion is that Yeager is in good hands on that score. However, the more interesting aspect is who is fighting for the government to put … Continue reading
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