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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. Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law where she teaches criminal law and procedure, as well as trial advocacy and critical race theory.

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Why Do We Treat Sex Crimes Differently Than Other Violent Crimes?

The Crime Report

My initial instinct was not to teach it at all because I was scared of it and I was scared of how to talk about it, and what I realized is that I think the best way to look at what’s going wrong is to really understand the history, which is what professor Gruber highlights in her paper too,” Hong said.

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SCOTUS dispatch: government lawyer grilled for an hour on meaning of federal corruption statute

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Gijs de Bra is a JURIST Assistant Editor and SCOTUS special correspondent, and a 2L at Cornell Law School. “Corruptly” as a consciousness of wrongdoing has never been the mens rea for bribery. When, if ever, does a person “corruptly” solicit or offer a gift with intent to influence government action?

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

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You don’t have to go to law school to know that there’s something seriously criminal about that. 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.” ” Braxton v.