Articles Posted in Criminal Law

The new laws continue a trend of states getting more involved in immigration enforcement, which was traditionally left to the federal government.

A grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter for prescribing abortion drugs to a pregnant teenager, possibly sparking a legal standoff between Louisiana and New York.

However, the President-elect likely will not face jail time or any other meaningful penalties for his convictions on 34 felony counts.

The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to drop its cases against the president-elect due to concerns over interfering with the duties of the executive branch.

A U.K. man faces charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a hack-to-trade scheme resulting in over $3 million in profit.

An indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Mayor Eric Adams committed offenses such as bribery and wire fraud during his dealings with Turkish nationals.

The former president probably will not face trial before the 2024 election, but a pre-trial hearing could call attention to his alleged wrongdoing before then.

On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court granted former President Donald J. Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution related to any Executive Branch official conduct.

Louisiana added mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV of its drug laws, becoming the first state to take this step and sparking criticism from medical providers.

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday arrested two brothers, who had both studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on charges that they stole $25 million worth of cryptocurrency on Ethereum’s blockchain.  Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit…