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ABA Criminal Justice Section Fall Institute - Including a Plea Panel and Remarks on Plea Bargaining by Judge Jed Rakoff

I hope you will join me in DC next week for the ABA Criminal Justice Section Fall Institute.   Due to the generosity of our sponsors, all CLE programming is complimentary and participants may register on-site.    The Institute begins with a spectacular White Collar Crime Town Hall on Thursday, November 1 from 3:30pm-5:00pm at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.   Below is a description of the Town Hall and the exceptional panelists who will discuss The Role of the Media in White Collar Criminal Investigations and the Mueller Probe. The panelists will first examine the role of the media in these investigations generally, including the obligations/interests of the media in protecting the integrity of investigations, the tools available to prosecutors and defense attorneys to address media coverage during the investigative stage, and the tools and standards for fair trial protections due to pretrial media exposure. Then, the panel will delve into the Mueller probe specific