Articles Posted in Criminal Law

Special Counsel Indicts 12 Russian Agents for Interfering with the 2016 Presidential Election Updated: Published by:

On Friday Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued an indictment of 12 Russian military officers for conspiring to hack into the computers of U.S. persons and entities involved in the 2016 presidential election. The 11-count indictment goes into great detail and specificity, charging that the hacking began at least in March…

Federal Court Rules That Revoking Driver’s Licenses for Non-Payment of Court Fees Is Unconstitutional Updated: Published by:

The law in Tennessee stated that failure to pay court fines and other fees associated with an arrest or imprisonment that lasted more than a year is grounds for taking away a person's driver’s license. The consequences of the law for such individuals means that they will have a more…

Judge Who Gave Lenient Rape Sentence to Stanford Athlete Ousted in California Recall Vote Updated: Published by:

Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced Stanford student Brock Turner to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, was recalled on Tuesday. This is the first time in 80 years that a judge has been recalled in California. The last time…

From Fox & Friends to Federal Court Updated: Published by:

Quotes from a Fox & Friends interview of President Trump today were included, just hours later, into a letter from the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Southern District of New York regarding the review of materials seized by the government from the President's lawyer, Michael Cohen. Read the letter and…

North Carolina Police Used “Reverse Warrants” to Collect Cellular Location Data From Google and Android Users Near Crime Scenes Updated: Published by:

The Raleigh, North Carolina police department issued "reverse warrants" to Google for the purpose of collecting cellular location data of people near a crime scene. WRAL, a Raleigh television station and NBC affiliate, reported that the Raleigh police department issued four "reverse warrants" in 2017, seeking information not tied to…