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Panel Holds that Ohio Aggravated Burglary Statute Does Not Count as Predicate Violent Felony under ACCA. 

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2022), the Sixth Circuit read Borden as requiring a purposeful or knowing mens rea for offenses deemed violent felony predicate offenses. As the Sixth Circuit explained, Patterson “did not consider, as Borden now requires, whether the offense’s force element has a mens rea greater than recklessness.” Butts , 40 F.4th

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). July 25, 2022. Pfizer, Inc. Department of Health and Human Services et al.

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

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Gaulkin — We previously blogged about Pfizer’s copay assistance lawsuit, which sought to challenge HHS’s interpretation of the Federal health care program anti-kickback statute (AKS) and position that the company’s proposed copay assistance program would violate the AKS. The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the AKS and its Mens Rea Element.

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Detailed Analysis of POCSO Act, 2012

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Before establishment of this statute, there was the absence of any special law which could be entirely designated for the offenses perpetrated against minors. Because of this, the necessity of maintaining the gender neutrality of the statute arose since several young males are also subjected to crimes of sexual nature.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

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Gillespie, 2022 Cal. LEXIS 3055 *, 2022 WL 1564200. Even then, it can be difficult since attempted murder requires proof that the defendant “must have taken a substantial step towards that crime, and must also have had the requisite mens rea.” See People v. Indeed, in People v. Vallejo, 2021 Cal. 344 (1991).