Sixth Circuit Vacates Firearms Possession Conviction; Government Showed Jury Unauthenticated Prejudicial Facebook Video Not Admitted as Evidence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 27, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a firearms possession conviction from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District …

ATF: What Is a Gun? by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Making a decision about what is or is not a “firearm” under the law would seem to be a fairly straightforward process, but recent controversy about the regulations used by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive …

California Supreme Court: Refusing to Testify Insufficient to Constitute Accessory After the Fact by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of California held that a defendant with alleged knowledge of a crime cannot be prosecuted under Penal Code § 32 as an accessory after the fact to the …

The Banks That Finance Private Prison Companies, In the Public Interest, 2016 The Banks That Finance Private Prison Companies In the Public Interest • November 2016 About the Programs Not Profits Campaign The following report is part of In the Public Interest’s Programs Not Profits campaign. Each year, the private …

Prison Banking Prison Banking Draft VanCleave PRISON BANKING Abstract People in prison have no choice but to use the banking systems that prisons operate. Rather than use any outside bank account or have family or friends meet their daily needs directly, people in prison must rely on what are often …