Duquesne Law Review Volume 18, Number 4, Summer 1980 The Federal Mail Fraud Statute(Part I) Jed S. Rakoff* I. Introduction To federal prosecutors of white collar crime, the mail fraudstatute is our Stradivarius, our Colt 45, our Louisville Slugger, our Cuisinart —and J., Nov...
In some instances the Federal Rules of Evidence apply only to the extent that they have not been superseded by statute or other Supreme Court rules governing certain proceedings in particular areas of law. For example, the Federal Rules of Evidence do not fully apply to the trial of misdemeanor...
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Washington —The fallout from theJan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitolwill land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices convene to considerthe scope of a federal obstruction statuteused to prosecute those who breached the building, as well as former President Donald Trump. A...
The federal computer fraud and abuse statute, 18 U.S.C. 1030, protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers used in interstate and foreign commerce. It shields them from trespassing, threats, damage, espionage, and from being corruptly used as instruments of fraud. It is not a co...
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The federal definition for trafficking can be found in various statutes. 18 USC 1589 prohibits forced labor Under this statute, federal law defines the receipt of forced labor and the providing of forced labor. Force, threats of force, abuse, serious harm, threats of abuse of law or legal pr...
will be invalidated due to obviousness-type double patenting (ODP). The Government brief consistently defends and agrees with the CAFC's decision -- arguing primarily (1) that ODP is an ancient patent tradition (much like eligibility) and (2) applying ODP to PTA is supported by the statute...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) provides an expansive view on RICO charges. According to the DOJ, in order to be found guilty of violating the RICO statute, the government must prove beyond areasonable doubtthat: An enterprise existed. ...
FISMA requires agencies to disclose and provide details on major incidents to Congress that note, in the language of the statute: the threats and threat actors, vulnerabilities, and impacts relating to the incident; the risk assessments...of the affected information systems [conducted] before the ...