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In opioids “pill mill” case, justices grapple with physician intent

SCOTUSBlog

Chief Justice John Roberts began with a series of hypotheticals about speeding tickets — e.g., could a driver going 70 MPH in a 55-MPH zone claim he knew the speed limit but be let off the hook because he thought it should be higher because he was driving on open roads in Montana?

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

The Crime Report

“I’m kind of saying to people, you think that this is like enlightenment, creating more sex crimes every day, getting tougher on sex crimes, but look at some of the history, even the recent history and you start to question that instinct,” Gruber said of her research.

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