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In January, The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia, heard arguments in a case of three female teenagers accused of participating in a practice, now referred to…

In a precedential decision, the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, resulting…

The Honest Services Fraud statute, a tool used by prosecutors in political corruption cases over the past twenty years, may soon be voided or modified by the Supreme Court of the United…

In Philadelphia, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held certain special conditions of parole, issued upon a defendant who pled guilty to transmitting child pornography as part of his sentence, were…

When Amy was a young girl, her Uncle sexually abused her by forcing her to pose for sexually explicit photographs and sharing those photographs with other pedophiles. Her photographs, which became known…

In Philadelphia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, recently overturned a lifetime internet ban, which was imposed as part of a convicted child sex offender’s sentence. In reversing…

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in United States v. Comstock, an appeal brought by government prosecutors against four defendants who had completed their prison sentences for possession of child pornography and/or…

The United States Constitution contains what is known as the Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the Constitution which provide American citizens with their Fundamental Rights. These amendments alone apply…

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided the case of Commonwealth v. Garcia-Rivera earlier this month, in which Melvin Garcia-Rivera had entered an open plea of guilt and was sentenced to two counts…

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held attorneys cannot be penalized criminally for accepting tainted money from clients, under a Federal money laundering statute. The Federal statute, 18…