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Business crime enforcement challenges in 2012
Expect global anti-corruption efforts and a continuing focus on fraud and individuals in enforcement activities.
Congress' unconstitutional pay freeze
Its failure to implement cost-of-living adjustments violates the 27th Amendment.
Rethinking 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh
His 20-year sentence is way out of proportion, compared with those of other convicted military detainees.
Update: Chevron in Ecuador suit
The 2d Circuit has said no to blocking enforcement of the judgment against Chevron. What now?
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