Criminal Defense

27 Apr State and Local Governments Are Extending Criminal Statutes of Limitation In Response to The COVID-19 Pandemic – Can They?

Posted at 16:44h in Criminal Defense by M. Kwon Gordon

Here on the Brown White & Osborn LLP Blog, we’ve covered many of the emergency steps that different branches of government have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In several jurisdictions, authorities have extended the statute of limitations within which prosecutors must file criminal charges on the theory that...

27 Mar Continuity of Government During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted at 19:12h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Brown White & Osborn LLP partner Ken White was a guest on the National Constitution Center's podcast "We The People," which addressed continuity of government during the pandemic and how various branches of government are adjusting to social distancing. The podcast is here. ...

04 Dec Media Round-Up

Posted at 18:45h in Criminal Defense by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Brown White & Osborn LLP partner Ken White wrote several columns, and appeared on several news programs, based on his expertise with federal criminal law in the past week: "Three Remarkable Things About Michael Cohen's Plea," November 29, 2018 in The Atlantic. "Why Did Manafort...

26 Jul BWO Partner Ken White On “All The President’s Lawyers”

Posted at 19:48h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

KCRW -- which produces the popular weekly political news show "Left Right and Center" -- has launched a popular new podcast "All The President's Lawyers," co-hosted by BWO partner Ken White. Every week, KCRW's Josh Barrow and Ken White discuss the many legal issues and...

26 Jul BWO Partner Caleb Mason On Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Posted at 19:45h in Criminal Defense by Caleb Mason

BWO Partner Caleb Mason has published an essay on how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may handle criminal procedure issues: "On Criminal Justice, Kavanaugh Might Be More Centrist than Kennedy."...

09 Jan BWO Partner’s Article “99 Problems” A Popular Read

Posted at 18:26h in Criminal Defense by Brown White & Osborn LLP

The Social Science Research Network has named BWO partner Caleb Mason’s article “Jay-Z’s 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps” a Weekly Top 5 paper based on demand for it. Ms. Mason’s article colorfully illustrates how the Jay-Z song...

07 Nov Jake Paul, Criminal Eavesdropper? YouTubers Need Legal Advice Too

Posted at 21:26h in Criminal Defense by Caleb Mason

If you’re a kid, or have kids (more likely, if you’re reading a law firm blog), you’ve probably heard of Jake Paul. If not, that’s ok—think of him as the Disney Channel version of Anthony Scaramucci. Jake Paul is a teenager who posts videos on...

20 Jun Recent Publications By Brown White & Osborn Attorneys

Posted at 15:14h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Brown White & Osborn LLP's attorneys have been published on current events recently: In a recent LA Times column, BWO Partner Caleb Mason explained how Attorney General Sessions' testimony illustrates the risks of clients answering questions. In another Los Angeles Times column, Partner Ken White explained how...

01 Mar BWO Attorney Ken White Interviewed On First Amendment issue on KPCC’s AirTalk

Posted at 21:13h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Today I participated in a discussion on KPCC's "AirTalk" about a fascinating case in Arkansas that demonstrates how difficult it can be to apply established First Amendment precedent to new technology. Arkansas police have obtained a search warrant for Amazon's records of a murder defendant's...

26 Jan Even in Kardashian World, Robbery And Burglary Are Different

Posted at 16:41h in Criminal Defense by Susan Israel

It is (well, was) my secret shame that I follow the Kardashians—I’m not religious about it, but they’re a nice diversion from the gravitas of my criminal defense practice. But even the sanctuary of Kardashian gossip is no longer safe; they have recently been victims...