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6 Dec 2019, 9:02 am by Steve Vladeck
The post Argument analysis: Justices seem likely to side with Texas prisoner in important habeas case appeared first on SCOTUSblog. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 10:16 am
In Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 1:00 am
WAS ALREADY SERVING TIME FOR “RECEIVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL”While JED (35) of Davenport, Iowa, was doing time at a local "halfway house" known as the “Residential Reentry Center in Davenport" -- for a prior conviction associated with receiving and distributing child porn -- his cell phone was found to contain illicit images.As a result, in mid-December, JED was sentenced to an additional 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for “receiving… [read post]
9 Aug 2023, 2:00 am
LOUISIANA MAN ADMITS HE WAS ENGAGED IN AN “ANIMAL FIGHTING VENTURE”Because he recently pleaded guilty to “(1) conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act to sponsor and exhibit animals in an animal fighting venture and to possess and transport animals for purposes of participation in an animal fighting venture; and (2) violating the Animal Welfare Act by possessing an animal in an animal fighting venture,” a Baton Rouge Louisiana man (35) faces up to a decade in… [read post]
20 Sep 2023, 2:00 am
Their actions, according to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice, were to impede “the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes necessary to certify the 2020 presidential election. [read post]
28 Aug 2023, 2:00 am
THEY PURLOINED ABOUT 120,000 BITCOINS FROM BITFINEXOn August 3, 2023, a New York City couple pleaded guilty to money laundering and theft of 120,000 Bitfinex bitcoin valued at about $3.6 billion, according to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice.Apparently, the duo used “fictitious identities,” depositing stolen funds into those accounts, and then obscuring the transfers and deposits.The husband, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money… [read post]
16 May 2009, 12:50 am
Furthermore, courts must preside over the inevitable litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Obama's military tribunals. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 10:24 am
I am pleased to report that the Third Circuit has entered a ruling in United States v. [read post]
31 May 2016, 3:24 am by SHG
” The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, a Clinton-era solution, was enacted to eliminate the frivolous, overly burdensome deluge of prisoner lawsuits. [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
., of Bucyrus, Kansas, was sentenced in mid-January to two years in prison for misdirecting $2.2 million in employment taxes.Apparently, since 2010 -- through her various construction businesses -- S.C. collected the monies from her employees and then pocketed the cash.In addition to her sentence, S.C. faces three years of supervised release must pay the United States some $2,223,174.41 in restitution.Talk about a tax break .....# # #DOJ PRESS RELEASE ~ 01-19-24 [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 6:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So the fact the Pack unit litigation has gotten this far means they've overcome some major procedural and evidentiary hurdles. [read post]
27 Nov 2023, 1:00 am
”According to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice, TMA faces up to ten years in prison for each of the civil rights charges, while the falsification of records carries a maximum of 20 years in prison. [read post]
18 Oct 2023, 2:00 am
”Scheduled for sentencing on December 14, 2023, EH faces up 20 years in prison for the conspiracy count, 10 years in prison on each health care fraud count, and five years in prison on each false statement count.How unnecessary was all that? [read post]
21 Mar 2024, 2:00 am
”If convicted, the men face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count of animal fighting charges, while another man faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on a firearm charge.An indictment is merely an allegation. [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 2:00 am
”If convicted, the couple faces up to 20 years in prison, up to five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.00.That’s a heck of a lot of enchiladas! [read post]
22 Jan 2023, 8:19 am by John Floyd
  What saved Rhodes from dying in prison is that in 2021 the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office created a “Conviction Review Unit” (CRU). [read post]
20 Nov 2011, 11:20 am by greenebl
If you want to impact the system the best you starve the company, by improving education, you reduce the amount of people the prison import, and reduce the amount of private products (via prison labor) the prison can export. [read post]
3 Jun 2012, 7:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
They re-structured youth prison environments, shifting to smaller units to maximize chances for rehabilitation. [read post]
5 Jul 2008, 3:16 pm
John proved to be the most prolific prisoner litigant of modern times - and, he says, like Perry Mason and Rumpole of the Bailey, he never lost a case against the Prison Service. [read post]