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Amid overdose crisis, court will weigh physician intent in “pill mill” prosecutions and more under the Controlled Substances Act

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Share In the midst of a national opioid crisis that claimed more than 100,000 lives in this country over the past year, the Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday about the relevance of doctors’ subjective intentions in criminal prosecutions for unlawful distribution of controlled substances. While on the surface, the case, Ruan v.

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Venue (and Changing Venue) in Criminal Trade Secret Cases

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US , 21-1576 (Supreme Court 2022). Smith is a software engineer from Mobile, Alabama. Throughout this entire time, Smith was in Alabama, not Florida. Supreme Court, Smith argues that venue was improper in Florida. by Dennis Crouch. Timothy Smith v. Orlando is in the Middle District of Florida. ” U.S. .”