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One Sheet To Rap Sheet: Evaluating Proposed Federal Rule For Using Lyrics & Creative Writing To Prove Crimes

In a list of Music Industry Terms Every Artist Should Know, “One Sheet” is defined as a “single-page document that highlights an artist’s new music and summarizes their bio, stats, and achievements. It’s given to media,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Prosecutors and AI: Navigating Justice in the Age of Algorithms

AI has the potential to transform the criminal justice system through its ability to process vast datasets, recognize patterns, and predict outcomes. However, this potential comes with a profound responsibility: ensuring that...more

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From Protest to Arrest: Navigating First Amendment Retaliatory Arrest Claims

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Protest and political activism are deeply ingrained in American culture, boasting a storied history of citizens mobilizing to advocate for change and to challenge injustices. From the Boston Tea Party during the colonial era...more

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A Sword and A Shield: How SCOTUS Expert Testimony Rulings May Benefit Corporate Defendants

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The US Supreme Court decided several criminal procedure cases during the 2023 – 2024 term – including Diaz v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1727 (2024) and Smith v. Arizona, 144 S. Ct. 1785 (2024) – which have relevance and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘No Evidence’: Judges Toss KU Researcher’s Conviction; Reinstatement Battle Is Next

“I am writing with good news!!! Yesterday, the 10th Circuit overturned Franklin’s only remaining conviction and ordered the trial judge to enter a verdict of NOT GUILTY!!! After five long and difficult years, Franklin has...more

Miller Canfield

Junk Science or Relevant Evidence: Supreme Court Says Experts May Now Aid in Determining Criminal Intent

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In criminal cases, oftentimes the most significant element in dispute is whether the defendant harbored the intent to “knowingly” or “willfully” violate the criminal law at issue.  If the defendant denies that he knew what he...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Prosecutors a Game-Changing Weapon: Broad Expert Testimony on Criminal Intent

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Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) provides that experts in criminal cases cannot state an opinion about the defendant’s mens rea. That is, the expert must not state an opinion about “whether the defendant did or did not have a...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

DOJ Messaging App Warnings Undermine Trust In Counsel

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In the last several months, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has been issuing increasingly ominous warnings to companies and executives about the consequences of not preserving ephemeral messaging and...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Practice Insight: A Big Little Thing at the End of a White-Collar Criminal Trial

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The criminal trial of former President Trump in New York state court reminds experienced practitioners of some of the big issues that white-collar defense attorneys wrestle with as a trial comes to an end. The jury and the...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] ESI and Crimes: Catching Criminals and Protecting Rights - May 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Electronic information in various forms is now a common feature in the investigation and prosecution of crimes. The search for and use of that information presents issues under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments as well...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The defense of involvement — as opposed to advice — of counsel

In its traditional form, the advice of counsel defense can validate conduct that might otherwise be considered criminal. But invocation carries a steep cost: The defendant must waive his privilege with the lawyer who gave the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Take Five” – A Guide to Invoking the Fifth Amendment in Civil Cases

Written by Paul Desmond in the key of E-flat minor and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet using a funky quintuple (5/4) time, “Take Five” is and was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. But it is also slang for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Controversial ‘Keyword Search’ Warrant Leads to Arrests in Murder Case

Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a criminal conviction which relied in part on evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant for Google search data. People v. Seymour, 2023 CO 53 (Oct. 16, 2023) (available at...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Conviction and Sentence of Defendant Who Posted Video Urging "Slaughter" of Members of United States...

In United States v. Hunt, the Second Circuit (Walker, Parker, and Bianco) affirmed the conviction and sentence of Brendan Hunt, who in the wake of the 2020 presidential election threatened prominent elected officials on...more

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Recusal at Issue

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In State v. Richardson, 272A14, filed 1 September 2023, the Supreme Court of North Carolina reviewed the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. The evidence indicated the gruesome and protracted abuse of a child that...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Arbitration, Confrontation, Immigration, and Conversation on the Court’s Agenda Today – SCOTUS Today

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Of the four cases decided last Friday, the one that likely pertains to the largest number of this blog’s readers is Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a 5-4 opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote for himself, the Chief...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

What Happens If A Domestic Violence Victim Doesn’t Show Up For Court

Misconceptions and false truths permeate the realm of domestic violence court proceedings, muddying the waters and obscuring the true nature of these vital legal processes. One such misconception revolves around the mistaken...more

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Federal Prosecutors to Assess Procedures Around Use of Personal Devices and Messaging Applications When Evaluating Corporate...

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In a March 3 speech at the ABA’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Kenneth Polite, chief of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, announced that the Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the...more

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Ten Strategies for Criminal Appeals with Federal Appeals Attorney Nick Oberheiden

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If you need to appeal the outcome of your federal criminal case, you have lots of factors to consider. While there are a variety of grounds for pursuing appeals, not all grounds are available in all cases; and, even if you...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

If The Victim Doesn’t Show Up For Court, Will Your Domestic Violence Case Be Dismissed?

The state of Colorado takes a strong stance against domestic violence and recognizes its devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities. Colorado's domestic violence laws are strict in order to protect victims...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Rapping Up a RICO: The Use of Rap Lyrics As Admissions In The Young Thug Trial

Remember when The Chicks (previously known as the Dixie Chicks) were indicted for killing ‘Earl’ after they admitted to poisoning him in their song “Goodbye Earl”? What about Johnny Cash being convicted for shooting a man in...more

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The Continued Restricted Use of Information Obtained via Mutual Legal Assistance Request

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On 4 November 2022, in the case of FCA v Papadimitrakopoulos & Gryparis1 , the UK High Court reaffirmed the principle that information obtained via Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) requests can only be used for the purpose for...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

I'm Only Charged With Speeding, What Can A Defense Attorney Do For Me?

Sometimes people think that the evidence against them is so overwhelming that there's no reason to fight the charges. Other times, people have no criminal history, what they’re charged with doesn’t seem that serious, and the...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that a Violation of an Individual’s Miranda Rights Does Not Provide a Basis for a § 1983 Claim.

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In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in which held that the “use of an un-Mirandized statement against a defendant in a criminal proceeding violates the Fifth...more

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Dealing with Detroit Healthcare Fraud Charges

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Over recent years, the federal government has shown an increased interest in bringing healthcare fraud prosecutions. In fact, in 2020 alone, the federal government opened 1,148 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations,...more

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