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06.26.2023Justices' Retrial Ruling Will Be Key In Complex Venue CasesArticlesThe U.S. Supreme Court settled a circuit split over the appropriate remedy for instances when the government unconstitutionally prosecutes a criminal defendant in an improper venue, and before a jury drawn from the wrong district. Matthew Koerner discusses the ruling of Smith v. U.S., which determined the government may reprosecute the defendant, and doing so does not violate the U.S. Constitution's double jeopardy clause.
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09.01.2022Federal Contractors in Limbo After Vaccine Mandate Nationwide Injunction Is NarrowedUpdates
The federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate, dormant after a federal district court issued a nationwide injunction, may be revived in an appeal of that matter after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit determined that the nationwide injunction was too broad.
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05.14.2020Prosecutions Related to Coronavirus Stimulus BeginBlogsTwo new prosecutions announced by the Department of Justice mark some of the first prosecutions under the PPP, and signal where and how the government will be looking for wrongdoing.
