TY - JOUR AU - LERNER, CAROLYN N. T1 - A Law Misused for Political Ends. JO - New York Times JF - New York Times Y1 - 2011/10/31/ VL - 161 IS - 55575 M3 - Article SP - 21 SN - 03624331 AB - Washington THE federal agency I lead, the United States Office of Special Counsel, enforces a law that is broken and needs to be fixed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] AB - Copyright of New York Times is the property of New York Times and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) KW - DURESS (Law) KW - LAW enforcement KW - POWER (Social sciences) KW - FEDERAL laws KW - ELECTIONS KW - UNITED States N1 - Accession Number: 66883545; LERNER, CAROLYN N. 1; Affiliation: 1: Head, United States Office of Special Counsel; Source Info: 10/31/2011, Vol. 161 Issue 55575, p21; Subject Term: DURESS (Law); Subject Term: LAW enforcement; Subject Term: POWER (Social sciences); Subject Term: FEDERAL laws; Subject Term: ELECTIONS; Subject Term: UNITED States; NAICS/Industry Codes: 922190 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; NAICS/Industry Codes: 922120 Police Protection; Number of Pages: 0p; Document Type: Article; Full Text Word Count: 526 UR - https://auth.lib.unc.edu/ezproxy_auth.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=66883545&site=ehost-live&scope=site DP - EBSCOhost DB - aph ER - TY - JOUR AU - SIEGEL, JASON E. T1 - Admit It! Corporate Admissions of Wrongdoing in SEC Settlements: Evaluating Collateral Estoppel Effects. JO - Georgetown Law Journal JF - Georgetown Law Journal Y1 - 2014/11// VL - 103 IS - 2 M3 - Article SP - 433 EP - 464 SN - 00168092 AB - The article discusses the legal aspects of corporate admissions of wrongdoing in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlements, focusing on administrative law reforms in America, as well as the impacts of offensive nonmutual collateral estoppel which is also known as "collateral estoppel" and "issue preclusion." The Global Financial Crisis of the early 21st century is mentioned, along with the viability of collateral estoppel in criminal proceedings and private actions. KW - ADMISSIONS (Law) KW - CORPORATION law KW - COLLATERAL estoppel KW - COMPROMISE (Law) KW - ADMINISTRATIVE law reform KW - GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 KW - CRIMINAL procedure KW - UNITED States KW - UNITED States. Securities & Exchange Commission -- Trials, litigation, etc. N1 - Accession Number: 100303945; SIEGEL, JASON E. 1; Affiliation: 1: attorney, U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Disclosure Unit; Source Info: Nov2014, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p433; Subject Term: ADMISSIONS (Law); Subject Term: CORPORATION law; Subject Term: COLLATERAL estoppel; Subject Term: COMPROMISE (Law); Subject Term: ADMINISTRATIVE law reform; Subject Term: GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Subject Term: CRIMINAL procedure; Subject Term: UNITED States; Subject Term: UNITED States. Securities & Exchange Commission -- Trials, litigation, etc.; NAICS/Industry Codes: 926150 Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors; Number of Pages: 32p; Document Type: Article UR - https://auth.lib.unc.edu/ezproxy_auth.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=100303945&site=ehost-live&scope=site DP - EBSCOhost DB - aph ER -