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Event announcement: Survey of Supreme Court criminal law decisions at ABA meeting
On August 9 at 3 p.m. PDT, as part of the American Bar Association's 2019 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the Honorable Haywood Gilliam Jr., Michael ...
Updated: 08/01/2019 02:47P

Some Democrats Want to Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings. Would It Work?
It's the latest topic in the debate over immigration: Should it be a crime to cross the United States border without authorization?
Updated: 07/31/2019 07:41P

Criminal Forfeiture Requires Actual Criminal Activity | Cato @ Liberty
Criminal forfeiture permits the government to confiscate the assets of those who have been convicted of a crime if those assets are the product of criminal activity ...
Updated: 07/31/2019 11:09A

Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Timeliness-Third-Party Interference
Where a defendant challenged the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion, arguing that his failure to timely file was the result of third-party interference by his counsel ...
Updated: 07/29/2019 07:16A

Criminal Law: Felon in Possession of a Firearm-Aggravating Factors-Upward Variance
Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Upon consideration of the statutory sentencing factors, the district court concluded that ...
Updated: 07/29/2019 07:05A

Criminal record won't stop Danielle Stella's bid for Ilhan Omar's seat
She has a criminal record and pending felony charge, but Danielle Stella can still legally challenge Ilhan Omar for her congressional seat.
Updated: 07/28/2019 09:38A

Joe Biden’s 1994 bill put these 4 men on death row
Biden sponsored a bill that expanded death penalty-eligible crimes. He's now trying to undo his "tough on crime" legacy.
Updated: 07/26/2019 03:10P

Biden defends about face on crime law he helped create
On the heels of his appearance before the NAACP Convention in Detroit former Vice President Joe Biden hit back at criticism of his criminal justice plan ...
Updated: 07/25/2019 03:00A

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