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14 Feb 2017, 5:27 am by Jack Goldsmith
  We have seen similar bipartisan pushback in the announcement of an investigation into Russian interference in the election by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, and at least the beginnings of bipartisan pushback into White House ethics failings. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 9:30 pm by Seth W. Stoughton
At worst, however, it is entirely irrelevant, as when officers are defending themselves from a sudden attack by someone who was not suspected of committing any underlying crime or when arresting a fully compliant suspect even for a very serious crime. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 12:30 pm by Shane Reeves
Portions of Article 8 (War Crimes) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court—triggered when “there is protracted armed conflict between governmental authorities and organized armed groups or between such groups”—as well as customary international law provisions concerning targeting and weapons also apply. [read post]
12 Feb 2017, 6:34 am by Diane Marie Amann
., Article 8 of the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women: A Stepping Stone in Ensuring Gender Parity in International Organs and Tribunals ► Samantha McLane, Budget and Operations Associate Director, Office of the Chief Strategy Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York, Breaking the Federal Judiciary Glass Ceiling: How Affirmative Action Can Accelerate Gender Parity in the Mexican Supreme Court ◄ Moderator: Lori A. [read post]
11 Feb 2017, 9:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" The pragmatic arguments surrounding this proposal continue to be the best reason to do it.See prior, related Grits posts:Time for Texas to 'Raise the Age' for adult crimes from 17 to 18Crime by 17-year olds plummeting: Should they be charged as adultsRaise-the-age bill solves practical problem for SheriffsPragmatic arguments best for raise-the-age proposalALSO: Check out this analysis from the Texas House Research Organization describing pros and cons of the… [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 2:31 pm
It then indicted Doe, his lawyer, and Doe's business associate for conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act(`RICO’), conspiracy to commit fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 11:49 am by Dennis Crouch
  The executive basically orders the already existing inter-agency Threat Mitigation Working Group to delve further into its already-existent mission of fighting transnational organized crime. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 10:20 am by Jordan Brunner
The AP writes that CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim met today, agreeing to closer cooperation against terrorism and organized crime, with Turkey renewing its request for the extradition of U.S. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 8:31 am by Rick Houghton
  These directives, summarized below, focus on law enforcement activity in the context of transnational criminal organizations, violent crime, and violence perpetrated against law enforcement officers. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
Tennessee – Analysis: The power of Tennessee lobbyistsThe Tennessean – Dave Boucher | Published: 1/28/2017 An analysis of lobbyist compensation, expenses, campaign expenditures, and legislative registration in recent years shows millions of dollars spent by hundreds of organizations every year to become power players at the statehouse. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 1:02 pm by Joe Rosenbaum
Clearly, as States look to generate other sources of tax revenue, many view this as an opportunity to increase revenues and regulate an activity that has long been associated with organized crime. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 12:56 pm by Wetenkamp
I imagine crime rings where the more effective individual scammers are “promoted” to a position where they handle the corporate accounts where both the risks and the potential profits are much greater, but I really have no idea about the structure or sophistication of these criminal organizations. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 11:51 am by Quinta Jurecic
Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers Executive Order on Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 10:26 am by Ed Stein
Consider EO 13224, which Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser, (then-Director of the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime) called “the U.S. government's primary and most public tool” in the fight against terrorist financing. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 8:56 am by Michael Markarian
Many agencies, including INTERPOL and the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, recognize the increasing involvement of organized syndicates in wildlife crime. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 6:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Don Huffines has legislation to increase transparency surrounding forfeitures (SB 662) and another (SB 663) which would have forfeiture proceeds go to the crime victim compensation fund instead of being kicked back to the arresting and prosecuting agencies. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 4:53 am by SHG
The issue of civil asset forfeiture, created to disrupt the activities of organized crime groups, arose when sheriffs from around the United States told Trump at a White House meeting that they were under pressure to ease the practice. [read post]