This headline — “Reversal of Andersen Conviction Not a Declaration of Innocence” — to this NY Times/Kurt Eichenwald story about the Supreme Court’s decision in Andersen is revealing of the mainstream media’s mindset in regard to the government’s dubious policy of criminalizing merely questionable business practices.
In reality, the Andersen decision is not a “declaration of innocence” for an entirely different reason than the ones set forth in the article. Indeed, Andersen does not need such a declaration because of a fundamental principle of American jurisprudence that the mainstream media and the government prosecutors routinely overlook while pursuing “justice” in regard to unpopular businesspersons.
Andersen is innocent until proven guilty.