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Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
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March 17, 2026
Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
By: Nicole Kardell
What do a plastic grocery sack and a pair of Meta Ray-Bans have in common? The harm they can do to others who are powerless to their use. A grocer may pack a shopper’s groceries in a disposable plastic bag, and the shopper may be fine with the packing – the bag is cheap for both. But the environment ends up paying a hefty toll for this repeated transaction. AI-linked eyewear, like the Meta Ray-Bans, may seem great to the wearer, who has the convenience of handsfree constant connectivity. He may be able to get answers to all of life’s questions from Meta AI. His AI-glasses can tell him where he is, where he is going (GPS), and what to…
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
March 16, 2026
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
By: Robert Ward
Understanding the DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Framework On March 10, 2026, just weeks after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) released its updated voluntary corporate self-disclosure program for fraud and financial misconduct, the Department of Justice introduced its first Department‑wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP establishes a uniform approach for evaluating voluntary disclosures and cooperation across all DOJ…
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
March 16, 2026
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
By: James Trusty
This year’s ABA White Collar conference in San Diego displayed a good number of the usual suspects in these week-long educational echo chambers: smug moments of schadenfreude when panelists smirk at Trump administration missteps, not-so-subtle calls to arms by former prosecutors who hoist the “Rule of Law” banner, and former Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutors touting the superiority of their old office, even…
Feds Open The Gates and Seize the Domain Names
April 28, 2016
Feds Open The Gates and Seize the Domain Names
By: Nicole Kardell
Does the federal government have the right to seize a domain name without notice? With growing frequency, the feds have seized the domain names of thousands of websites for alleged criminal wrongdoing. The latest example is the seizure earlier this week of 67 website domain names for the alleged illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit and prescription drugs. There still is little information publicly available…
Good News: The Feds Can’t Freeze Your Assets to Stop You from Hiring a Lawyer
April 15, 2016
Good News: The Feds Can’t Freeze Your Assets to Stop You from Hiring a Lawyer
By: Nicole Kardell
Republished with permission from FEE.org, originally published April 12, 2016 There are limits to what the government can take from you. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Constitution forbids the government from freezing a defendant’s “untainted” assets in advance of prosecution. The ruling is a significant victory for those caught in the government’s crosshairs. It is also a significant victory for a traditional concept of…
Online Poker: A New Way to Bank?
March 30, 2016
Online Poker: A New Way to Bank?
By: Steven Eichorn
In light of Tax Day (note that it’s on the 18th of April this year due to a holiday on the 15th) we want to point out a curious ramification from a federal case concerning online gambling, tax reports, and foreign accounts. In United States v. Hom [1], the defendant, John C. Hom, was an online poker player who had money in player accounts situated…
Even Bad Guys Have Rights
March 7, 2016
Even Bad Guys Have Rights
By: Nicole Kardell
This article first appeared February 29, 2016, on FEE.org – you can access this version here. Remember Martin Shkreli, the “pharma bro” notorious for raising the price of his company’s life-saving drug by some 5,000 percent? Did you know he was recently arrested for securities fraud (completely unrelated to the drug hike)? It didn’t take long for the Justice Department to go after the universally unpopular…
Police Make iPhone Public Enemy No. 1
February 26, 2016
Police Make iPhone Public Enemy No. 1
By: Ifrah Law
FBI Director James Comey took a rare break from the posturing typical of investigators and prosecutors in the current showdown between Apple and the FBI. While prosecutors argue that Apple’s privacy concerns are a smokescreen to avoid “assist[ing] the effort to fully investigate a deadly terrorist attack,” Comey posted a statement over the weekend in which he took the position that the tension between security…
