All articles tagged with #criminal law
Originally Published 23 days ago — by ABC News
Singapore will implement mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes for scammers starting December 30, as part of new laws aimed at deterring the rising number of fraud cases, which constitute a significant portion of crime in the country.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by The New York Times
Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes, including embezzlement and corruption, aiming to align with international norms and facilitate extradition of suspects, with the potential for complete abolition in the future.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNN
According to William J. Brennan, who represented the Trump Organization in a fraud case, selecting a jury pool in Manhattan for Trump's case is particularly challenging due to the high-profile nature of the defendant and the potential impact of the jury's composition on the outcome of the trial.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
Former President Donald Trump asserted on social media that presidents should have complete immunity from prosecution, even for acts that "cross the line," in an apparent effort to position the presidency beyond the reach of criminal law. This statement comes as he faces a federal indictment and seeks to solidify his position in the race for the Republican nomination. Trump's stance appears to go further than his legal team's arguments in court, and it has drawn skepticism from a federal appeals court panel.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of 25 top-notch lawyers, known as "The Troubleshooters," who are called upon by Hollywood's elite for handling crises, such as divorces, criminal charges, and estate planning. These lawyers, including Harlee Gasmer, Anne Kiley, Dana Lowy, Erica Lubans, and Kristina Royce, specialize in navigating the law and media while maintaining privacy for their high-profile clients. In the criminal law sector, lawyers like Blair Berk, Priya Chaudhry, Drew Findling, Mitchell Schuster, and Brian Steel have successfully defended celebrities in high-profile cases.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by USA TODAY
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin criticized former President Donald Trump's legal defense in his criminal case, calling it "deranged." Raskin argued that Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election violated the Constitution and should be subject to criminal law. Trump's lawyers have claimed that his actions are protected by the First Amendment. Raskin pointed to evidence from the Jan. 6 committee and Trump's second impeachment trial to support his argument. He believes that Trump is now being held accountable by a special counsel.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
A report by the International Commission of Jurists, with the backing of the United Nations, has outraged critics by appearing to normalize sex with minors. The report does not actively call for decriminalizing sex between adults and minors, but it states that children have both the capacity and the legal right to make sexual decisions. The report does not offer a suggested age of sexual consent. The shocking recommendations from international legal elites underscore a number of major recent events in the United States and around the world that have unfolded with bewildering speed.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NPR
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether a federal law that prohibits inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain violates the First Amendment. The case involves Helaman Hansen, who defrauded 471 noncitizens of more than $1.8m by enrolling them in a nonexistent program that promised US citizenship through adult adoption. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Hansen, declaring that the federal law making it a crime to induce unlawful immigration sweeps up a substantial amount of speech that is protected by the First Amendment. The government appealed, and on Monday Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher sought to thread a tiny legal needle: With one hand he made strategic concessions, while with the other he sought to uphold the statute.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday regarding a federal law that criminalizes encouraging illegal immigration, which the Biden administration is appealing after a lower court struck it down as overly broad and unconstitutional. The case involves a California man who deceived immigrants through a phony "adult adoption" program. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the law, ruling that it criminalizes even commonplace speech, but upheld the man's other convictions. The Justice Department argues that the law only targets facilitating or soliciting criminal acts, not "abstract advocacy."
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Bloomberg Law
Biden's federal trial court nominee, Kato Crews, stumbled over a Republican senator's question about the definition of a Brady motion during his confirmation hearing. Crews, a magistrate judge in Denver, has not presided over any criminal cases and was unable to define the motion, which is a request by a defendant to compel prosecutors to turn over potentially favorable evidence. This is the second Biden nominee to stumble during questioning by Republican senators, with the previous nominee, Charnelle Bjelkengren, facing pushback from the committee after failing to answer inquiries about legal theory and constitutional articles.