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Criminal Jurisdiction

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Civil Asset Forfeiture: Organized Criminal Activity by Law Enforcement

Texas law enforcement can seize, and keep, an individual’s private property—cash, cars, houses, or ranch/farm equipment, for example—when they suspect the property is connected…

Supreme Court Upholds Exception to Double Jeopardy, Stare Decisis in Trouble

Most people share the common misunderstanding that under our constitution a person cannot twice be put in jeopardy for the same offense. This legal…

The U.S. Justice Department’s War on Migrant Children

The Flores Settlement Agreement is a 1997 court settlement that places limits on the length of time in which migrant children can be held…

Illegal Police Search Given A Constitutional Pass

The Founding Fathers created the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically to limit the power of the government to seize and search people,…

Police Officer Denied Asylum to Face Risk of Death

In a May 24, 2019 decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals presented the face of a typical Central American asylum seeker through the…

Doctors Who Overprescribe Drugs May End Up in Federal Prison

Dubbed “just drug dealers” by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown, two Texas doctors and a nurse were recently convicted on federal drug trafficking…

REFORM OF MONEY BAIL SYSTEM AGAIN FAILS IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE

The Texas money bail system is hopelessly corrupt, economically discriminatory and patently unconstitutional. Like in most state legislatures, individual lawmakers over the past several…

Did You Know You Can Be Charged with a DUI at the Federal Level?

Most people charged with a DUI face state charges. However, it may come as a significant surprise that you can be charged with a…

Court Reverses Virtual Life Sentence for Juvenile Murder Conviction

Violent crime and its aftermath are difficult for any society to come to grips with, especially when the offenders are juveniles (legally speaking, children).…

Federal Identity Theft Charges: Just How Serious Are They?

Identity theft has become a major criminal attraction, costing its average victim facing more than $90,000 in fraudulent charges. As those numbers continue to…

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