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ouncement clears the way for Trump to add a third judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which has been a pipeline for nominees to the Supreme Court. [Continue Reading] See also: Law360 Bloomberg Law: "Judicial Picks for Understaffed California District Advance," Madison Alder, March 05, 2020, 1

Coburn, the government prevailed in its interpretation of the proper "unit of prosecution," while a recent district court ruling in United States v. Hoskins further constrained the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ability to prosecute foreign nationals acting outside of the United States. [Continue Reading

at the Seventh Circuit puts few limits on conspiracy charges. Black noted that if a split does materialize, it could make an attractive question for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on, given the court's interest in statutory interpretation and harmonizing criminal law in the circuits. The Hoskins case, with all the

a person with conspiring to violate the FCPA if the individual couldn't be charged with violating the law itself. The effect is that prosecutors at Hoskins' trial will have to prove that the Alstom executive was an "agent" of the company's subsidiary. The trial itself will test what that term means in

at the Seventh Circuit puts few limits on conspiracy charges. Black noted that if a split does materialize, it could make an attractive question for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on, given the court's interest in statutory interpretation and harmonizing criminal law in the circuits. The Hoskins case, with all the

a person with conspiring to violate the FCPA if the individual couldn't be charged with violating the law itself. The effect is that prosecutors at Hoskins' trial will have to prove that the Alstom executive was an "agent" of the company's subsidiary. The trial itself will test what that term means in