How Appealing



Thursday, February 16, 2012

In an opinion containing a paean to the U.S. Marshals Service, the Seventh Circuit affirms the conviction of a deputy U.S. Marshal found guilty of leaking information about a mob informant: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

In earlier coverage of the trial, The Chicago Tribune had articles headlined “U.S marshal trial: Jury convicts deputy U.S. marshal in mob-leak case” and “John Ambrose mob-leak trial: Witnesses in the dark.”

And coverage from The Associated Press included reports headlined “Convicted Marshal Going to Prison Where Dad Died; John Ambrose sentenced to Texas prison for leaking information about mob investigation” and “Deputy Marshal Guilty of Leaking Info to Mob.”

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court should take on New York City’s rent control laws”: Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:20 AM by Howard Bashman