SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2022

Share With a majority opinion that will be one of Justice Stephen Breyer’s last for the Supreme Court, the court on Monday ruled 9-0 that two alleged opioids “pill mill” doctors could not be convicted absent a jury finding that they subjectively believed they were wrongfully dispensing pills. The case, Ruan v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 2, 2022

For nearly 90 minutes on Tuesday, the court grappled with the question of whether good faith is a defense for doctors criminally prosecuted for unlawful distribution of controlled substances. In the end, it was not clear what direction the court is likely to take. Kavanaugh compared the facts at issue to an older case, Morrissette v.

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LexForti

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In a parallel vein, the Juvenile Justice Act was passed into law in order to shield minors from crimes like “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography” and to provide for the institution of Special Courts to conduct special proceedings for crimes of such manner as well as connected concerns and occurrences.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 17, 2022

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., It was due to the paucity of direct evidence of a crime that would hold up in court. Indeed, such a claim would contradict controlling Supreme Court precedent. Those are plenty to start with.”.

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