Robert Blakey
William and Dorothy O'Neill Professor of Law, Emeritus
Office: 3102 Eck Hall of Law
Phone: 574-631-5717
Email: Blakey.1@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
JFK and Martin Luther King assassinations, organized crime, RICO Act, RICO law, death penalty, hand guns, criminal law, racketeering laws, legality of wiretaps
G. Robert Blakey is considered the nation’s foremost authority on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO). His extensive legislative drafting experience resulted in the passage of the Crime Control Act of 1973, the Omnibus Crime Control Act of1970 and the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, Title IX of which is known as “RICO”. He served as chief counsel and staff director to the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations from 1977 to 1979, and helped to draft the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
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The Oregonian—Federal indictment of David ‘Joey’ Pedersen, Holly Grigsby creates comprehensive case
Times of Northwest Indiana—Professor’s law schools E.C. on why corruption doesn’t pay
Wall Street Journal—This Summer, a Snowball Fight Heats Up in Louisiana
Reuters—Analysis: U.S. racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
Los Angeles Times—ANALYSIS-US racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
Chicago Tribune—ANALYSIS-US racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
New York Times—Analysis-U.S. Racketeering Charges Unlikely to Bite News Corp
WGN Radio—Analysis: U.S. racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
The Sydney Morning Herald—Greg Smith to revive NSW anti-bikie law
Reuters India—Analysis: U.S. racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
Reuters United Kingdom—Analysis: U.S. racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
Reuters Canada—Analysis: U.S. racketeering charges unlikely to bite News Corp
The American Prospect—You Can Handle the Truth
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