McDonough v. Smith, to be argued on April 17, offers the Supreme Court another opportunity to clarify when civil-rights claims accrue, when statutes of limitations begin running, and how to define the ...
When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding? The ACLU, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Center on the Administration of ...
Most civil litigators successfully avoid having to address criminal matters, but sometimes the collision of civil and criminal worlds cannot be avoided. For instance, you may represent a financial ...
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini commented on a case in which a defendant – convicted in a criminal proceeding of knowingly and willfully making false statements to investors, regulators, an ...
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NORFOLK, Va. — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said a sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement and charges are pending under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in ...