September 27th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
Sept 26 (Reuters) – U.S. regulators disclosed they may take action against Standard & Poor’s for securities law violations after the ratings agency gave top grades to a package of securitized mortgages in 2007 that quickly soured. Continue reading »
September 26th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more serious charges with mandatory sentences or other harsher penalties. Continue reading »
September 26th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
RALEIGH (AP) — Fifteen hours after Troy Davis was executed, two men walked out of a North Carolina prison after being exonerated of a murder they had pleaded guilty to committing more than 10 years ago.N.C. Continue reading »
September 21st, 2011 | Student Life | Comments Off
Twenty years ago, in 1991, Troy Davis was convicted of killing a police officer in Savannah, Ga. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, the Georgia board of pardons denied a bid to delay his execution, and state officials scheduled his death for the following day at 7 p.m. Continue reading »
September 19th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
After decades of issuing court orders, judges across the country have shown in recent years that they want to get out of school desegregation, said Wendy Parker, a professor at Wake Forest University. Continue reading »
September 2nd, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
Illinois — Didn’t get a check in your birthday card this year? Would you sue over it? A brother and sister in Illinois did. Continue reading »
August 30th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest University School of Law Visiting Professor Iyiola Solanke talks about “Public Unrest, Social Institutions and Trust” in an op/ed piece in HuffingtonPost.com.
August 30th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
As former SEC Chairman Manuel Cohen taught, “Wall Street rarely moves toward reform unless it is pushed.” Continue reading »
August 29th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
A judge should not have to order a scientist to prepare an accurate report for use in a murder case. That should just come naturally to the scientist. Unfortunately, our North Carolina SBI crime lab does not believe in this basic principle. Our SBI lab believes that prosecutors, defense lawyers and judges should comb through volumes of policies and procedures in order to predict what an SBI lab analyst will say in court. Continue reading »
August 26th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
Nearly a year and a half after President Obama signed his landmark health care overhaul into law, the growing rebellion in the states — being fought out in courts and state legislatures — shows few signs of easing. Continue reading »
