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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

Kari Hong, an immigration lawyer and law professor at the University of Montana, wrote an academic article , titled “A New Mens Rea For Rape,” about rape law and reform in 2017 and followed it up with an article for The Crime Report: “ What Rape Reform Needs: More Convictions, Less Punishment. ” Hong told The Crime Report that she was originally motivated (..)

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