Mary Jo White: chair of the SEC and also a member of the “Killer Elite.” (The New Yorker) The discovery of stolen Nazi artwork raises questions of legal ownership. (Deutsche Welle) New York City asks…

Civil forfeiture proceedings: guilty until proven innocent? (The Economist) Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Congress may criminalize conduct that may be more appropriate for state courts; in this case, whether a scorned wife should…

Should the Supreme Court allow oral arguments to be televised? (Washington Post) A retrial for Michael Skakel on the basis of an inadequate defense puts his well-known former attorney in an awkward position. (NY Times)…