Joseph McKay sued the Justice Department under the Hyde Amendment, claiming the charges against him were "vexatious," or baseless and intended to harass. Last May, a judge sided with McKay. And for the first time in a Hyde case, the Justice Department did not appeal. Last month, McKay was awarded nearly $17,000.
December 02, 1999 at 12:00 AM
1 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Joseph McKay is one of the few defendants to so far use the Hyde Amendment to successfully strike back at government prosecutors.
McKay is a Native American and a leader of the Blackfeet tribe in Western Montana. For five years, he pushed the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. attorney’s office in Great Falls, among others, to investigate what appeared to be a housing scam on his reservation.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
A large and well-established Tampa company is seeking a contracts administrator to support the company's in-house attorney and manage a wide...
We are seeking an attorney to join our commercial finance practice in either our Stamford, Hartford or New Haven offices. Candidates should ...
We are seeking an attorney to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of general corporat...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
