The U.S. Navy has announced that they will be pursuing charges of espionage against Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin. He has been accused of spying for China and Taiwan, passing military secrets to foreign agents and an FBI informant during a sting […]
The U.S. Navy has announced that they will be pursuing charges of espionage against Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin. He has been accused of spying for China and Taiwan, passing military secrets to foreign agents and an FBI informant during a sting […]
The defense team representing Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has won access to hundreds of thousands of classified documents in the early stages of Bergdahl’s court martial trial. A military judge had previously ordered that all classified information that the government may […]
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be getting closer to his eventual extradition to the United States to face multiple criminal charges. Last week Guzman was moved from a prison in central Mexico to a prison in the border city […]
In the latest update on the momentum of sentencing reform legislation in Congress, an encouraging development! Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who served under President George W. Bush, wrote a notable op-ed published by The Hill. In the headline, he […]
When many people first heard the story of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl walking away from his post, and into the hands of the Taliban, their thoughts immediately turned to labeling him a traitor. However, as followers of the popular Serial podcast have heard […]
With all the news and progress surrounding federal sentencing reforms, including major Supreme Court decisions and draft legislation, prison sentencing reform should not be far behind. However, as prison reform advocates and family members wait for Congress to act, the […]
As we noted before, prison sentencing reform is a major topic among lawmakers across the political spectrum. After years of families and advocates pushing for changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, public opinion is shifting towards a more measured approach. Instead of […]
In the peak of the “get tough on crime” years, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. This was the biggest overhaul of the criminal code in decades. One provision included the […]
Samuel Johnson was being monitored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation related to his involvement with a white-supremacist organization. During the investigation, an undercover agent said Johnson talked about counterfeiting money, producing napalm and other explosives, and showed the agent an […]
On January 11, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst that the use of tasers by police can be excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. Specifically, the Fourth Circuit found that the Pinehurst, North Carolina police department’s […]
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