Detroit Free Press
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass co-authored a piece with a federal inmate about the effects of stacking § 924(c) charges.
New York Law Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
An in-depth analysis of federal sentencing guidelines in the wake of United States v. Booker, which rendered those guidelines advisory rather than mandatory.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass discusses how to skim the top off a federal prison sentence.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
According to Attorney Harlan Protass, prosecutors could seek a five year sentence for the former Illinois governor, but shouldn’t.
The National Law Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
Harlan Protass and Mark D. Harris discuss how Such a move would permit thousands of men and women who were harshly sentenced long ago to benefit from lawmakers’ enlightened perspectives.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
Bush commutes Libby’s sentence, while his lawyers come down hard on everyone else.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
How to pull a child out of the juvenile justice system.
Los Angeles Times
Written by Harlan Protass
“Lawmakers let pass into law new guidelines proposed by the Sentencing Commission that will cut crack prison terms by an average of just over two years, with the amount of narcotics involved still playing the determining factor in the length of sentences.”
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
How to incriminate yourself on the stand without getting in trouble.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
Which federal laws might the former governor have broken?
Chicago Tribune
Written by Harlan Protass
“As the stock market continues its dizzying decline and the taxpayer tab for the fix continues to rise, it’s perfectly natural to look for someone to blame… But going after CEOs is nothing more than a clever deception designed to trick the American public into believing that the government has identified the culprits responsible for their economic woes and is doing something about it.”
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
How long should the Ponzi-schemer go to prison for?
Chicago Tribune
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass explores the legal dilemma posed by recalling presidential pardons on an outdated requirement that they must be physically received and accepted.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
A stroke of the pen can undo vast racial disparities in criminal sentences.
HuffPost
Written by Harlan Protass
“It is high time for the law to catch up with today’s technologies. And, while not perfect, Senator Leahy’s proposition is a step in the right direction.”
CNN
Written by Harlan Protass
If suspects sold heroin to Philip Syemour Hoffman, can they be held for his death? Not likely.
The Wall Street Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
Mandatory minimum laws need an overhaul. Congress is ready. Will the President Obama make good on his promises?
Newsday
Written by Harlan Protass
“We should worry a lot less about whether wealthy criminal defendants like Strauss-Kahn get to stay in their private prisons while awaiting trial, and worry more about calibrating bail amounts to the financial resources of each individual defendant.”
The National Law Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass discusses the practical application of a practice known as “acquitted conduct sentencing,” in which jail terms can be based on conduct underlying charges that actually ended with not guilty verdicts.
Des Moines Register
Written by Harlan Protass
In this guest article, attorney Harlan Protass explores the unjust rationales for imposing long sentences for financial crimes based solely on federal sentencing guidelines.
Newsday
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass examines the purpose of subpoenas in the judicial system and the importance of not applying special treatment to individuals based on position.
New York Law Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass discusses that, while the government often prevails in obtaining discovery stays in SEC actions running parallel to criminal cases, they do not have to win.
The National Law Journal
Written by Harlan Protass
Court cases ‘Lafler’ and ‘Frye’ provide an important remedy to criminal defendants who receive ineffective counsel, but neither helps lawyers decide whether to go to trial.
Slate.com
Written by Harlan Protass
Attorney Harlan Protass discusses the benefits of finding more worthwhile and effective ways of pursuing insider-trading cases, which would free-up prosecutorial resources to fight other economic crimes that pose a far greater danger to investors.
The New York State legislature recently passed sweeping reforms to the operation of the state’s criminal justice system. Those reforms, which become effective in January 2020, will profoundly transform how criminal cases are litigated in the state. Among other things, cash bail has been eliminated…
Topic: Criminal Defense
A husband and wife who operated IDTFs (Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities) were recently charged in state and federal court for having operated a large-scale Medicaid fraud, submitting more than $42 million in fraudulent claims for various diagnostic tests (sonograms, neurological tests, and other diagnostic exams)….
A man convicted of running a large-scale crack cocaine distribution organization in the late 1980s/early 1990s turned to an appeals and post-convictions attorney at Protass Law PLLC for help in seeking a reduced sentence. Because parole does not exist in the federal criminal justice system,…
