DOJ Announces It Won’t Enforce Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Adults Under 21 Last month, the Department of Justice announced that it would no longer enforce a federal prohibition which bans licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to adults under the age of...
Federal Crimes
DOJ’s New National Fraud Enforcement Division Releases Its Corporate Enforcement Playbook
New Initiative Emphasizes Fraud as Priority for Administration Earlier this month, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) new National Fraud Enforcement Division issued Directive 26-12, “Corporate Enforcement in the Fight Against Fraud.” The five-page memorandum, signed...
How Can I Be Released Early from Federal Prison?
Federal Government Making Efforts to Move Inmates Closer to Release As soon as someone is sentenced to prison, they inevitably have the same thoughts, when will I get out? And can I make it happen sooner? Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to the latter...
How Can I Be Released Early from Federal Prison?
Federal Government Making Efforts to Move Inmates Closer to Release As soon as someone is sentenced to prison, they inevitably have the same thoughts, when will I get out? And can I make it happen sooner? Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to the latter...
The White House Task Force To Eliminate Fraud Announces Commercial Trucking Industry as New Target for Investigation
Interagency Crackdown on Trucking Industry Fraud Announced Earlier this week, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud launched what it called the most aggressive federal enforcement campaign in history targeting fraud in the commercial trucking industry. The...
Is it Legal to Possess A.I.-Generated Child Abuse Materials?
7th Circuit Rules that CSAM Possession Is Protected by the First Amendment As we have previously covered, the proliferation of A.I. technology has led an uncomfortable question for courts, namely how to treat computer-generated child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”)...
Why Are People Concerned About Flock Cameras?
How Automatic License Plate Reader Surveillance Networks Are Spreading Across Illinois If you have driven on a road in Illinois recently, or in many areas of the United States for that matter, there is a good chance a camera recorded your license plate, your vehicle’s...
Can I Have My Gun Rights Restored After a Conviction?
The DOJ’s New Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program Announced As we previously covered, the Trump Administration had signaled its willingness to explore avenues for individuals to have their gun rights restored after a conviction, even in instances in which a...
A.I. Predictive Policing and Its Dangers
The Rise of Algorithmic Policing in the Federal Government Law enforcement agencies across the United States have increasingly adopted different types of quasi-“precrime” monitoring tools that utilize artificial intelligence-driven predictive policing systems to...
Are Automatic License Plate Readers and Flock Cameras Constitutional?
Ongoing and Future Litigation Over Countrywide Systems of Surveillance The Supreme Court is yet to weigh in on the constitutionality of automatic license plate readers (“ALPR”), but arguably the most famous and pervasive company in the industry, Flock, is coming under...


