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Can You Own a Gun After a DUI Conviction?
Federal CrimesOct 18

Can You Own a Gun After a DUI Conviction?

A DUI can trigger a federal lifetime gun ban if the offense carried a maximum sentence over two years, even when the state calls it a misdemeanor. A new 8-6 Third Circuit ruling changes the picture for some people in four jurisdictions.

Federal CrimesOct 14

Facing Federal Sentencing? The Supreme Court Is Deciding Who Interprets the Guidelines

In Beaird v. United States, the Supreme Court is deciding whether judges must follow the Sentencing Commission's commentary. Here's how that commentary can raise a federal guideline range and which objections defendants can raise now.

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Federal CrimesOct 7

When Can Your Lawyer Get Evidence Thrown Out?

A federal judge in Oklahoma threw out about 91 pounds of methamphetamine after a deputy searched a month of plate-reader history without a warrant. Here is how a motion to suppress evidence works, step by step, from the deadline to a possible government appeal.

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Federal CrimesOct 3

What Makes Lobbying for a Foreign Government a Crime?

A FARA filing failure carries up to five years. Former Rep. David Rivera got 10. Here's how willfulness, the commercial exemption and paired money laundering counts decide what someone accused of unregistered foreign lobbying actually faces.

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Federal CrimesOct 2

Four Supreme Court Cases That Could Change Your Sentence

The Supreme Court's new term opens Oct. 5. Four criminal cases argued this fall could affect federal sentencing ranges, First Step Act time credits, second habeas petitions on death row, and property forfeiture.

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Federal CrimesSep 22

Can Border Agents Search Your Phone Without Any Suspicion?

The Second Circuit ruled on September 17 in United States v. Alisigwe that CBP officers can manually look through a traveler's phone at the border with no warrant and no suspicion. The court left open whether copying or forensically analyzing a phone needs more.

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