/criminalpractice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Criminal Practice Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:21:56 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376251?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376251 The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that pole-mounted surveillance cameras installed by police can be accessed without a warrant by law enforcement, and upheld the conviction of a man on federal drug and firearms charges as a result of the camera footage. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:14:57 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376247 A North Carolina man arrested while protesting a Confederate monument in the wake of the death of George Floyd in 2020 cannot have his arrest declared unconstitutional by a federal court, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday, sending the matter back to state court for lack of jurisdiction. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:45:10 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376220 The founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs on Tuesday admitted to perpetrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by deceiving investors about its decentralized finance-based ecosystem of crypto products, a scheme which wiped out $40 billion in market value when it collapsed. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:54:05 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376099?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376099 A New Jersey state appeals court found in a matter of first impression that a man who bought ghost gun kits in Pennsylvania, where they are legal, could be charged when he brought the non-serialized, unlicensed weapons back to his Garden State home, affirming his three-year sentence. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:59:32 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376121?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376121 An Ohio state appeals court has ruled that a man given an indefinite sentence for a series of assaults must be resentenced after a trial court failed to adequately inform him about his sentence when it was handed down. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:57:39 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376400?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376400 A New Jersey municipal judge admitted that he was charged with driving while intoxicated in a 2024 incident but denied that he was dishonest and uncooperative during a disciplinary investigation, according to a response to the complaint made public Tuesday.  Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:32:06 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2374783?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2374783 The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Martin v. U.S. rejected the Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of the Federal Tort Claims Act in the case of a botched police raid — but left unresolved many questions about plaintiffs' ability to hold the government accountable for officers' misdeeds, says Scott Brooks at Levy Firestone. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:20:06 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375227 Newborn blood screening, a cornerstone of modern public health, is the focus of a debate over patient privacy, parental consent and what happens to the samples after initial tests are complete. A New Jersey court recently weighed in. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:27:30 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375331 Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlights why a single test is not ideal for measuring newly licensed lawyers’ competency, demonstrating the need for collaborative development, implementation and reform processes, says Gregory Bordelon at Suffolk University. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:29:52 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2376042?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2376042 The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court's decision denying qualified immunity to Michigan officials who entered a family's property without a warrant or permission, ruling the mini cabins they inspected were protected as homes under the Fourth Amendment and the search was unreasonable. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:09:59 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375794 The Fifth Circuit on Monday refused to revive a Mexican businessman's motion to quash a subpoena stemming from major Mexican financial institutions' efforts to obtain discovery as they pursue claims that the businessman absconded with $32 million in loans, saying it detected "no error" in a lower court's denial. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:37:25 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375880 A New Jersey real estate developer and influencer, who is accused of running a Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme and laundering drug money, on Monday became the latest defendant to seek dismissal of his indictment over what he says was the illegal appointment of Alina Habba as acting U.S. attorney for the Garden State. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:33:07 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375807?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375807 The Eleventh Circuit will not overturn the conviction of a man arrested in a string of MetroPCS store robberies in Miami, saying that even though the government may have violated the Speedy Trial Act, the man missed the window to challenge the charges. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:55:08 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375509?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375509 The criminal case against Palm Springs, California, developer John Wessman hinged on a cooperating witness's testimony that Wessman hatched a plan with him at a bar to bribe the city's then-mayor, but his defense counsel from Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP blew up that story on cross-examination by demonstrating the bar hadn't even opened at that time, helping to obtain an acquittal. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:56:30 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375743?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375743 The Ninth Circuit found Monday that a Los Angeles gun licensing policy that allowed only judges or law enforcement agents to carry concealed weapons was unconstitutional in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, reviving a proposed class action brought by three men who were arrested for violating the policy. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:56:06 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375544?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375544 A North Carolina man has filed a civil lawsuit against a city government and law enforcement officials who he claims used faulty evidence against him during an investigation into the 2008 murder of a University of North Carolina student. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:24:10 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375230 Tulsa is asking the Supreme Court to deny a petition by an Oklahoma attorney that looks to undo his conviction stemming from a speeding ticket issued on tribal lands, arguing it seeks review of a broader jurisdictional question that the municipality and the Creek Nation have already resolved. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:56:28 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2375548?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2375548 A man found intoxicated in the driver's seat of his running truck in a parking lot had his sentence for driving under the influence affirmed by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, which found it was fair to assume the man had driven there. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:54:28 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2374788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2374788 As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:45:22 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2374798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2374798 Attorneys have numerous pathways to pursue misconduct claims against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Eleventh Circuit, and they need not wait for the court to correct its misinterpretation of a Federal Tort Claims Act exception, says Lauren Bonds at the National Police Accountability Project.