Criminal
Jul. 2, 2014
Justices resist unchecked growth of federal criminal law
The number and scope of federal crimes has vastly expanded over the past few decades, but the U.S. Supreme Court has resisted the unchecked growth of federal criminal law. By Daniel B. Levin and Victoria A. Degtyareva
The number and scope of federal crimes has vastly expanded over the past few decades, but the U.S. Supreme Court has resisted the unchecked growth of federal criminal law. Last week, the Supreme Court issued an important decision limiting the reach of the federal bank fraud statute. While the court affirmed the petitioner's bank fraud conviction in Loughrin v. United States, 2014 DJDAR 7996 (June 23, 2014),...
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