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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved.

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

FDA Law

Gaulkin — We previously blogged about Pfizer’s copay assistance lawsuit, which sought to challenge HHS’s interpretation of the Federal health care program anti-kickback statute (AKS) and position that the company’s proposed copay assistance program would violate the AKS. By Sophia R. Greber, 760 F.2d 2d 68, 71 (3d Cir.), denied, 474 U.S.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

Newsom cited the kidnapping statute but apparently failed to read it or the underlying cases. While there is a fair debate over the policy of relocation by states like Texas and Florida, the effort to use the criminal process as part of that political debate is … well, pathetic.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

Notably, according to the New York Post, there were also two monkeys living with Cuevas in the house but that is not itself unlawful. The Lacey Act and other federal wildlife statutes could be charged for such conduct. If convicted of a felony, the maximum penalty is $20,000 and/or up to five years imprisonment.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

From about the 1600s, they had a gigantic Criminal Code where everything was a felony and every felony was punishable by death. However, after the industrial revolution [and the rise of] the English working classes, there just weren’t enough police to keep whacking people over the head with the criminal law.

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IRS Whistleblowers Sue Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Abbe Lowell for Defamation

JonathanTurley

” Those constitute per se categories of common law defamation, which include allegations of criminal conduct. The alleged misconduct would constitute federal felonies. In New York Times v. Two justices have indicated that they might be open to the idea of revisiting New York Times v.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Joins Trump Defense As Age Of Obsequiousness Begins!

Above The Law

But now Sullivan & Cromwell will step in as Trump prepares another challenge to his conviction in the New York hush money case. Trumps appeal is important for the rule of law, New Yorks reputation as a global business, financial and legal center, as well as for the presidency and all public officials, Giuffra said in a statement.