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‘Search Warrants Rot Law Enforcement’: Paper

The Crime Report

It is imperative that evidence obtained through materially false statements in warrants be rejected regardless of the mens rea of the applicant,” Cook explained. Before joining the University, she was a tenured Associate Professor at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan.

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A Criminologist Assesses the ‘Racketeer-in-Chief’

The Crime Report

In a forthcoming (May 2022) book, Criminology on Trump, I have marshalled the mens rea type of evidence that I hope prosecutors and the Department of Justice will consider in charging Trump and his associates with a variety of white-collar crimes. Several weeks after losing the 2020 election, on Jan.6, Gregg Barak, Ph.D.,

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A Case of Hope Over Experience: The J6 Referral Falls Short of a Credible Criminal Case

JonathanTurley

Likewise, experts like legal analyst and Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade told MSNBC viewers that Trump could be charged with manslaughter for riot. That is a far cry from evidence showing mens rea — “guilty mind.” That included what Tribe suggested was a clear case of attempted murder of former Vice President Pence.