Company Hopes It Can Convince FDA to Reevaluate Drug as Treatment for PTSD in Future The US Food and Drug Administration recently rejected a company’s proposed treatment for PTSD which would have prescribed the drug MDMA combined with talk therapy for federal...
Federal Crimes
Growing Concerns Over Social Media and Government Agencies
DOJ Sets Procedures for Federal Agencies to Interact with Social Media Companies The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced that it had developed and implemented formal policies and procedures for how the FBI and other federal agencies should interact with...
Department of Justice Wants Increased Punishments for Crimes Involving Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Calls for Specific Guidelines Enhancements for Crimes Utilizing Artificial Intelligence As we have previously covered, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) remains focused on the impact that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) could/does have on criminal activities and...
Illinois Legislature Declines to Vote on Gun Safety Laws as Crime Rates Rise in Chicago
Bills Aimed at Public Safety and Transparency Fail to Garner Support for Vote Three proposed bills aimed at preventing gun violence and increasing transparency and accessibility for the public of police activity failed to receive a vote this past spring session...
DOJ Remains Focused on Prosecuting Fentanyl Distributors and Producers
Department of Justice Continues Crackdown on Sinaloa Cartel with Arrest of El-Chapo’s Son As we have previously covered, the DOJ has continued its pursuit of those connected to fentanyl distribution and specifically the Sinaloa drug cartel by recently announcing the...
United States Senator Convicted in Bribery Trial
Senator Bob Menendez Found Guilty on All Counts in Jury Trial New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty by a jury of 16 felony charges relating to a complex scheme to accept bribes in exchange for helping various individuals and two foreign governments in his...
Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case Dismissed by Judge
Judge Finds Prosecutors Failed to Turn Over Potentially Exculpatory Evidence The judge presiding over actor Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case abruptly dismissed the case mid-trial after it was revealed that prosecutors had failed to turn over evidence the...
Government Seeks to Prohibit Artist from Freely Performing While Under Court Supervision
Rapper B.G. Must Have New Lyrics Approved by Government Under Judge’s Ruling A federal judge denied the request of the Department of Justice that would have prohibited rapper B.G., real name Christopher Dorsey, from “promoting and glorifying gun violence/murder and...
Federal Government Renews Focus on Healthcare Fraud
Almost 200 People Charged in Sweeping Nationwide Crackdown Announced by DOJ Attorney General Merrick Garland announced in a press conference that the Justice Department had recently filed charges against nearly 200 individuals for their roles in various frauds...
Supreme Court Limits SEC Enforcement Power Against Fraud
Court Said In-House Administrative Proceedings Violate Jury Trial Rights In another decision reached this week, the Supreme Court ruled against the Security and Exchange Commission (”SEC”) in a dispute over the ability of the federal agency to use in-house judicial...


