Judgment of Acquittal and Dismissal of Charges Against Seven Members of Hutaree Militia

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted a judgment of acquittal in favor of seven members of the Hutaree militia, dismissing all charges against the defendants following the conclusion of the government’s case against them at.

As the final hours of 2009 were running out on New Years' Eve, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued the Chief Justice's Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, available here, a tradition begun by Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1970.

A new Nevada court sends a reminder that judges have most of the power in criminal cases. How can you fight back? If you watch popular television shows and movies, you might believe that a jury of your peers decides your guilt.

Clintons Named in RICO Civil Lawsuit It's been a gristly span for the Clinton's. Hillary's email was incessantly on news shows and she forfeited the White House race to a reality-show personality. As if that wasn't enough, she and Bill are facing.

Illegal Immigration Becomes More Vaporific Pick any aspect of illegal immigration and try to graph it and the results look like light-tracers from the tilt-a-whirl at the county carnival. Even the terms used are all over the map: illegal immigrant, undocumented workers,.

One of the hardest duties of being a white collar defense lawyer is telling people that there is a chance (sometimes a certainty) that they will be going to prison. For the most part these are people who have never seen the.

In April 2005, Mr. Steinke, the Relator in this case, filed a suit under the Nevada False Claims Act, N.R.S. § 357.010 et seq. This suit focused on the allegations in the federal action that Merck failed to include so-called nominal price.

A Short Tour Through the Mind of a Serial Killer Nevada Public Radio recently reported on the strange case of the "Grim Sleeper." According to NPR, Lonnie David Franklin preyed on prostitutes and addicts in California and Nevada in a string of.

What are the consequences of committing a federal white collar crime? For years, casual conversation included references to a “slap on the wrist” and short stints in “country club” prisons, where federal inmates reportedly enjoyed leisurely activities, including golf and tennis. Not.

CEBU CITY, Philippines - A 54-year-old man will be spending the rest of his life in jail for selling 10 sticks of marijuana weighing 1.79 grams in 2005. Regional Trial Court Judge Gabriel Ingles Monday ordered Rosario Bayot Mahinay to pay a.