In Skilling v. United States, 130 S. Ct. 2896 (2010), the Supreme Court held that to prove “honest services” fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1346, the government must prove bribery. Id. at 2933. And in United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California, 526 U.S. 398 (1999) , the Court made clear that bribery requires proof [...]
Amicus Brief: United States of America v. Kevin Ring
Published on April 3, 2012
Filed Under: Legal, Legal Center, Comments and Testimony, Litigation
This is what the rule of law looks like
Published on February 21, 2012
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United opinion is, concededly, controversial. But it is clearly the law of the land, and as a binding interpretation of the First Amendment, “the judges in every state [are] bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.” Our Chairman, Brad Smith, previously addressed Justice [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Citizens United, Featured Content, Legal, Legal Center, Montana
Ohio Attorney General DeWine questions constitutionality of state false statements law in court
Published on February 20, 2012
There are rare occasions in which an attorney general finds that he must, as an officer of the Court and representative of the public, acknowledge when the government’s side might be wrong, and especially when a statute might be unconstitutional. See, e.g., Seth Waxman, Defending Congress, 79 N.C. L. Rev. 1073 (2001). In such cases, the AG may follow [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Legal Center, Other Litigation, Ohio
NEWS RELEASE: Allen Dickerson Will Testify Before Maryland House Ways and Means Committee
Published on February 14, 2012
DATELINE: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 CONTACT: Sarah Lee, Communications Director, The Center for Competitive Politics 770.598.7961 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Center for Competitive Politics’ Legal Director Allen Dickerson was invited to testify on Wednesday, February 15, at 1 pm before the Maryland House Committee on Ways and Means. He was invited by the office of [...]
Filed Under: Featured Content, Legal Center, Press Releases, Uncategorized, Comments and Testimony, Maryland