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Category: Bribery | Corruption
Houston, the heart of the oil and gas industry, has long been synonymous with prosperity and
innovation. However, within the corridors of power and influence, a darker underbelly exists –
one tainted by ethical challenges and corruption issues.
In this…
Category: Corruption | Obstruction of Justice | Prosecutorial Misconduct | White Collar Crime
Since assuming political office in 2002, Ken Paton has had a peculiar penchant for violating political norms, disregarding professional ethics, engaging in a pattern of illegal conduct, and using his positions of political power to retaliate against those who tried…
Category: Corruption | SCOTUS
Earl Warren, a Republican, became U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice in October 1953 during President Dwight Eisenhower’s administration.
John Roberts, a Republican, became U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice in September 2005 during President George W. Bush’s administration.
Both Chief Justices…
Category: Corruption | SCOTUS
In a May 5, 2015 UCLA Law Review article, the late conservative Republican Utah senator, Orin G. Hatch, made this constitutional observation in an argument against the Affordable Care Act:
“From the early days of the Republic, a core component…
In the wake of former President Donald J. Trump’s announcement this past fall that he will seek for a third time the Presidency of the United States, the issue of his personal and political corruption has dominated the 24-hour news…
Category: Corruption | Espionage | Federal Criminal Law
On August 8, 2022, the F.B.I. searched former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago private club and residence. The search stemmed from efforts by the National Archives and Records Administration to recover classified government documents which remained in Trump’s possession and…
Category: Corruption | Hate Crime
Hate and the crimes it produces do incredible damage to the social fabric—what author and “values education” expert Nigel Cohen calls our shared values of “respect, kindness, compassion, trust and joy” that make society safe humane. For example, a community…
Category: Corruption | Death Penalty | Prosecutorial Misconduct
The continuing march by the State of Texas to execute George Edward McFarland adds to the often-repeated phrase associated with death penalty cases, “only in Texas.”
Texas has probably executed at least ten innocent people (far more than any other…
Category: Corruption | Police Misconduct | Uncategorized
Two icons of the 1960s used the term “by any means necessary”: the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Black Muslim activist Malcolm X.
Sartre first used the term in his 1963 play “Dirty Hands,” and Malcolm X used…
Corruption is in the DNA of the American political system. The English pilgrims and other Europeans, who saw America as a “land of opportunity,” brought their corrupt governance to this country. Long before the American Revolution occurred, “Royal governors and…
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