Vagueness
SCOTUS Receives Briefs in Skilling Challenging "Honest Services" Fraud
Dec/14/09 07:45
Last week, we reported that the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases concerning the “honest services fraud.” At the end of last week, the Court received briefs on the third case. There, lawyers for a former Enron Corp. executive Jeffrey K. Skilling took the position that it is not the Justices’ job to rewrite a federal criminal law to give it meaning that Congress failed to provide. They thus contended that the so-called “honest services fraud” must be struck down as too vague to survive the Constitution’s limits. The merits brief for Jeffrey K. Skilling thus squarely gives the Court a full constitutional argument to consider. Skilling v. U.S., 08-1394. Read More...
Sixth Circuit Withdraws Davis Ruling
Jan/07/09 10:25
Michigan's Obstructed Vision Statute is Unconstitutional
Dec/22/08 11:12
