Intelligize Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The latest flurry of litigation follows a series of class-action cases against Ameriprise Financial, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley regarding their cash sweep programs. Commentary from almost a decade ago suggests they won’t.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In the absence of oversight boards and civil litigation, criminal charges against prosecutors and ethics board disciplinary measures are the only means of incentivizing appropriate prosecutorial actions. New York State initiated this practice in 2017, and the requirement was added to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure in 2020.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators. Some 1,800 ate the catered meal.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Under the federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel, Dellinger could be removed by the president from his job only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. It is not related to DOJ special counsels like Jack Smith. The email dismissing Dellinger did not cite any reason for his removal. to challenge his firing.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

1211(b), which allows the President to remove the Special Counsel only for specific reasons (inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance). The case has gone through multiple rounds of litigation, including a prior en banc decision by the Ninth Circuit, a remand from the U.S. Dellinger argued that his termination violated 5 U.S.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Under the federal law creating the agency, the president can only remove the head of the office, who serves a five-year term, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. Hampton Dellinger was appointed to serve as the head of the Office of Special Counsel in 2024 by then-President Joe Biden. declined to intervene. Acting U.S.

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