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12.17.2014Due Process Violations: Transgender Woman Calls FoulArticles
The Recorder Reporter
Monica Jones, a student at Arizona State University, is appealing her conviction under Phoenix’s ordinance that broadly prohibits “manifesting” an intent to engage in prostitution, asserting multiple trial errors as well as First Amendment and due process violations.
White Collar Briefly
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SEC’s First Reg BI Lawsuit Takes Strong Position on Individual Liability
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting some muscle behind Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). On June 16, 2022, nearly two years after Reg BI went into effect, the SEC filed its first federal lawsuit to enforce the rule against a broker-dealer and its registered representatives. The SEC sued Western International Securities, Inc.... -
SEC’s Polycom FCPA Settlement Leaves Unanswered Questions
On December 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with communications technology firm Polycom, Inc. (“Polycom” or the “Company”) for violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in connection with a scheme to bribe Chinese government officials. Under the settlement, Polycom... -
SEC’s Polycom FCPA Settlement Leaves Unanswered Questions
On December 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with communications technology firm Polycom, Inc. (“Polycom” or the “Company”) for violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in connection with a scheme to bribe Chinese government officials. Under the settlement, Polycom... -
On May 9, 2018, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in United States v. Kolsuz, holding that the Fourth Amendment requires individualized suspicion for forensic searches of cell phones seized at the border. In so holding, the Fourth Circuit provides important clarification about how the Fourth Amendment applies to border searches of...
