46,000 prisoners to be resentenced under reduced Federal drug guidelines
The blog has been on accidental hiatus in recent weeks while me and some friends opened a new law firm. I’m back, and plan to be posting regularly once again. In April, the United States Sentencing...
View ArticleMissouri and Maine police use of force laws: when is deadly force justified?
A St. Louis grand jury has been considering evidence against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson Missouri police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown. The grand jury is expected to announce their decision...
View ArticleElonis v. U.S.: Is this the end for Maine’s terrorizing law?
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Elonis v. United States, a case considering the intersection between threats and free speech. The case centers on angry Facebook posts...
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Portland’s Anthony Chiasson wins insider trading appeal in what could be a...
Anthony Chiasson from a 2013 Reuters File Photo As this paper recently reported, an appeals court has overturned Anthony Chiasson’s 2012 insider trading conviction. Chiasson is a Portland native turned...
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Attorney Gary Prolman’s sentencing: sometimes 2 years in federal prison is...
Gary Prolman Attorney Gary Prolman was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal prison. The sentence was for laundering $177,000 in proceeds from a marijuana trafficking conspiracy. The money came...
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