The Current Court is moving rather frightening way to some people in the direction of reviewing laws that affect the economy in a serious way. For example, laws that were passed in vermont to make it harder for pharmaceutical companies to jack up charged by giving information about drugs to certain doctors so that there were prescribed more costly. The court struck that down on the basis of the First Amendment. After four joined the conservatives and match. Breyer went almost apoplectic. This is a return of what was called the locker area, the time from the 1890s in 1937 when the court was striking down economic legislation rather loosely. If you strike down an economic legislation simply because it deals with speech in one way or another, it deals with information information is at the heart of almost everything. And using the First Amendment that way could give the court the kind of power that i think is presuppose in your question. Some people think that is exactly what was right be
Former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell on what can be done about prosecutorial misconduct. She was at the Cato Institute to discuss her book i sent to my exposing corruption in the department of justice. This is about an hour and a half. Good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. Im the director of the project on criminal justice. And today we want to examine some distressing legal trends that are at work in the criminal law area. Our guest speaker today has just written a new book entitled license to my exposing corruption in the department of justice and the book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors use illegal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Before we get to the panel of experts, i want to take a minute or two to lay out a discussion that is going to follow but before i do that let me ask those that came with cell phones if you take a moment to doublecheck and make sure that they are turned off as a courtesy to our speakers. Thank you. The first po
Maintained his innocence. Everything was mischaracterized and he believes this begins a new chapter in his life and closes a chapter of investigation here and he will not be charged. The former acting director of the fbi, remember came in after james comey was fired. He was accused of leaking Sensitive Information to a reporter from the wall street journal about an investigation into the Hillary Clinton foundation. Then lying about that to investigators. Justice Department Inspector general looked into the mccabe situation and agreed he lacked candor. Ultimately, they decided not to charge him. Here he is earlier this afternoon reacting to the news that he will not be charged by doj, listen. As glad as i am that the Justice Department and the District Attorneys Office finally decided to do the right thing today, it is an absolute disgrace that they took two coyears and put my family through this experience for two years before they finally drew the obvious conclusion and when they coul
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