Martha stewart was convicted of obstruction of justice after lying to the fbi during an investigation of her sale of imclone systems stock, whose value dramatically fell immediately after she sold it. her conviction was unusual, as this sort of white collar crime is much more likely to be dealt with in civil, rather than criminal, court. how does the tendency to deal with white collar criminals in civil court bias our understanding of the demographics of crime?

The defendant and an accomplice were on trial together for burglary. both had given confessions implicating themselves and their accomplice. at trial, the defendant maintained that his confession had been obtained through improper coercion by the police. for the purpose of countering the claim of coercion, the prosecution seeks to place the accomplice’s confession into evidence. after objection by the defendant’s counsel, the judge agrees to issue a limiting instruction to the jury that the confession is to be considered only with regard to the question of whether the defendant’s confession was coerced. may the accomplice’s confession be admitted under that condition?

Read the quote by jane addams. "the settlement then, is an experimental effort to aid in the solution of the social and industrial problems in a great city." which of the following best describes what addams meant by the settlement"? chicago immigration hull house the social gospel

How does the establishment clause limit government?