The FBI on Economic Espionage
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Varsity Blues Reversals Turn DOJ Red
[Podcast] Cyber Spotlight: Wiley Tackles White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and Other Developments
No Password Required: An FBI Special Agent's Journey from Submarines to Anti-Corruption to Cybersecurity
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 23: "Former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe”
The Latest from the DOJ Antitrust Division
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 7 - Investigative Insights: A Conversation with a Former FBI Agent
DE Under 3: OFCCP AAP Verification Portal 'Rules of Behavior', Vaccination Injunction Updates, & Recent Job Scam Alerts
Cybersecurity: Headlines, Best Practices and Its Evolving Role
Digging Deeper, Episode 1: The Con Queen of Hollywood
Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process
Compliance Perspectives: The FBI on Why and How to Work with the Office of the Private Sector
This Week in FCPA-Episode 54, the Rubber Match Edition
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: Martin v. United States, No. 24-362: An FBI SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant at Petitioners’ house, which was not the address...more
Want access to James Comey’s private memos detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump? Yeah, so do we. But if you submit a FOIA request for the memos to the FBI or DOJ, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be rejected....more
Yonas Fikre, a U.S. citizen who had emigrated from Sudan, found himself placed on the No Fly List by the FBI and unable to return to the United States from an international trip. This action followed Fikre’s having been...more
After previously finding that the Biden White House and the FBI likely violated First Amendment free speech protections for some users of online social media platforms, the Fifth Circuit expanded its ruling to find that the...more
On the heels of the Supreme Court decision in Xiulu Ruan v. United States, wherein the Supreme Court held that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a medical provider knowingly or intentionally acted in an...more
The Cozen Lens- Americans are a global outlier in gun ownership and experience higher rates of gun death and gun violence than other peer nations. Yet the national conversation and political culture remains centered on...more
The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged multiple physicians and health care professionals for opioid-related crimes in a crackdown with a clear message to individuals in the industry: If you are involved with...more
Over two and a half years ago, this column analyzed a Ninth Circuit case titled HiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corporation, in which the Court agreed with a lower court that had issued a preliminary injunction against LinkedIn...more
Prosecutors Target Fake COVID-19 Immunization and Vaccination Cards - In the first federal prosecution related to fraudulent vaccination cards and immunizations for the COVID-19 virus, a California neuropathic doctor, Juli...more
United States v. Tsarnaev, No. 20-443: This case concerns the death penalty imposed on one of the two brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who planted and detonated bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding...more
Defendants Cannot Move for Compassionate Release Based Solely on Post-Sentencing Cooperation- United States v. Claude (October 27, 2021), No. 20-3563- BACKGROUND- Defendant sought compassionate release to reduce his...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recent decision in Van Buren v. United States significantly impacts the scope of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (“CFAA”). The case carries implications for computer fraud prosecutions, employee abuse...more
In its recent decision in Van Buren v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and its potential use by employers to ensure computer security and protection for...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision: Sanchez v. Mayorkas, No. 20-315: The immigration laws provide a path under 8 U.S.C. §1255 for a “nonimmigrant” - a foreign national lawfully...more
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq., does not prohibit improper use of computer information to which an individual has authorized...more
Mere "misuse" of information is not enough. The U.S. Supreme Court decided yesterday that a criminal conviction under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cannot be based merely on misusing information obtained through a...more
On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tanzin v. Tanvir, holding that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) permits litigants, when appropriate, to obtain money damages against federal officials in their...more
The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more
On June 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Carpenter v. United States, a case in which the court will assess and decide the extent of the Fourth Amendment’s protection against a warrantless...more
On April 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court approved amendments to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would allow federal judges to issue search warrants granting remote access to electronic devices outside...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: - House of Representatives approves bill requiring warrants for email searches - It was a productive week on the Hill, as the House passed the Email...more
A pair of recent cases pitted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Apple, Inc. (Apple) in a Herculean struggle between asserted interests in national security and privacy. In both cases, the DOJ relied on the same...more
Respondeat superior (literally, "let the master answer" in Latin) is a doctrine that applies when an employer or principal has the ability and authority to direct and control the pertinent acts of the employee. Put otherwise,...more
Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more