Obstruction of Justice

When Rabbis Muzzle Sex Crime Victims, What's a Prosecutor to Do?

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Prosecution of Sex Crimes, Child Sex Complaints, Orthodox Rabbis, Rabbi Sex Crimes, Clergy Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Sex Crime Vicitms, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Charles Hynes, Crime News
Bennett L. Gershman

What exactly should a prosecutor do when religious leaders pressure victims, especially victims of child sexual abuse, from coming forward with complaints?

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Chicago Justice and Lord Black

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Fraud, Daily Telgraph, Lord Black of Crossharbor, Conrad Black, Chicago, U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, Canada, Britain, Suntimes, Chicago News
Diane Francis

I have thought about Conrad Black often since we had dinner in a posh Palm Beach club one night in February 2008, just weeks before he went to jail.

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Innocent: Turow's Return To Glory

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Father-Son Relationships, Scott Turow, Murder Trial, Adultery, Obstruction of Justice, Books News
Jackie K. Cooper

There are a lot of twists and turns in Scott Turow's latest novel, Innocent, but his skills as a writer make them acceptable and intriguing.

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Calvin Boender Found Guilty: Developer Convicted Of Bribing Alderman

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Isaac Carothers Indictment, Calvin Boender Trial, Calvin Boender, Cook County Corruption, Alderman Bribary, Isaac Carothers, Chicago Corruption, Bribery, Chicago News

A federal jury has convicted a Chicago developer of bribing an alderman in exchange for his support on a West Side project. Calvin Boender was foun...

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After Fatal Beating, Racial Tension, and Police Corruption, Shenandoah Inches toward Justice

John Amaya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luis Ramirez, U.S. Department of Justice, Derrick Donchak, Police Misconduct, Violence, Kicking, Indictments, Fbi, Beating, Conspiracy, Civil Rights Division, Federal Indictments, Extortion, Thomas E. Perez, Justice, Fatal Beating, Obstruction of Justice, Commission of a Hate Crime, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Bigotry, Petty Infraction, Hate, Crime, Pa, Shenandoah, Police Officer Jason Hayes, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Brandon Piekarsky, Lieutenant William Moyer, Maldef, Official Misconduct, Federal Grand Jury, Damning Evidence, Criminal Charges, State Trial, Hitting, Shenandoah Police Chief Matthew Nestor, Tampering With Evidence, Racial Slurs, Nclr, National Council of La Raza, Home News
John Amaya

In the case of the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez, a federal grand jury recently delivered indictments that included the commission of a hate crime, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and extortion.

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How to Perform a Citizen's Arrest of A Bush Administration Official

Nathan Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obstruction of Justice, Law, Karl Rove, Citizen's Arrest, Justice, Iowa, Politics News
Nathan Robinson

What the four Iowans who tried to arrest Karl Rove did is courageous, and is exactly how we should use the citizen arrest power.

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