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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +
Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one of the great human rights causes of our time..." less -
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It’s Time to Rectify the Unconscionable Burden Placed on Sex-Trafficked Girls

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The criminalization of child sex trafficking victim Pieper Lewis by the state of Iowa is one more reminder of the gaps in our criminal justice systems related to human trafficking. How many more girls must be criminalized...more

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What Does the Trafficking of Human Beings Look Like?

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What does human trafficking mean? What does human trafficking look like? Imagine a young girl on her cellphone, texting, then telling her parents she is going to meet her friends for the night. Or imagine a young girl who...more

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Combatting Human Trafficking: How the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leads the Way

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The human trafficking industry preys on vulnerable young women throughout the world who seek to escape poverty, violence, and oppression. These women are often lured by sex traffickers through false promises of a better life,...more

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Who’s Watching the Robert Kraft Situation Closest? NFL Players

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You can be sure that, other than the inspirational underdog story of someone beating the odds or overcoming insurmountable obstacles, nothing garners more media attention than the fall of a prominent public figure. This is...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Human Trafficking Raises Corporate Liability Concerns for the Hospitality Industry

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Recent U.S. lawsuit against corporations, including major hotel chains, shines the spotlight on the need for anti-human trafficking compliance. U.S. law creates corporate liability for entities, such as hotels, casinos and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Above-Guidelines Sentences for Prostitution Ring Upheld, Including Where Portions of Rule 11 Transcript Missing

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In United States v. Jiamez-Dolores, et al., 14-1840(L) (August 3, 2016) (Hall, Lynch, Chin), the Court in a per curiam order affirmed above-guidelines sentences given to two defendants who each pleaded guilty to one count of...more

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