Florida Fisherman off the Hook for Sarbanes-Oxley Violation: Supreme Court decides Yates v. United States - Podcast
Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Podcast
In a 4-1-4 decision issued on February 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court held that a federal criminal law prohibiting the destruction of corporate records and other “tangible objects” could not be used against a commercial fisherman who threw undersized fish overboard to avoid prosecution. The decision featured an unusual lineup of justices, wave after wave of fishing metaphors, and a citation to Dr. Seuss. Todd Braunstein covered the November oral arguments on a Teleforum conference call, and he returned to wade through the complicated decision.
- Todd F. Braunstein, Counsel, WilmerHale