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The White Collar Appeal: Third Circuit Finds Two Violations of the Right to a Public Trial but Affirms Anyway

8/1/2026 5:57:00 PM

The White Collar Appeal: Third Circuit Finds Two Violations of the Right to a Public Trial but Affirms Anyway

By Daniel Koffmann Marielle Greenblatt

In United States v. Girard, the Third Circuit held that permitting spectators to observe the opening day of trial only by audiovisual...

The White Collar Appeal: Decisions from the Third and Ninth Circuits Diverge on When to Consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Commentary

8/1/2026 11:21:42 AM

The White Collar Appeal: Decisions from the Third and Ninth Circuits Diverge on When to Consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Commentary

By Daniel Koffmann JoAnne Wicki

The Supreme Court decided in 2019 that a court should defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulation only where the regulation...