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As noted at White Collar Criminal Prof Blog and The Justice Fellowship, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing last week on "Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal Law." Organizations which addressed the.

Candles and flowers were laid out at the very same spot outside a high school in North Las Vegas, where a 16 year old boy died from a gunshot wound. Walls filled with messages written in chalk in honor of Taylor Brantley,.

Once a renowned hit man for the Chicago Outfit, Frank Cullotta used to be a gangster with crimes such as murder, arson, burglary and extortion on his resume. In 1979, a con man by the name of Sherwin “Jerry” Lisner was killed.

Americans are increasingly turning to the recreational use of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs, according to the just-released National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 5.2 million Americans used prescription painkillers for nonmedical reasons in 2006, up more than 10% from 4.7 million.

One of the images I like the most in the new report from the Transform Drug Policy Foundation is this graph, which shows the way the impacts of illegal drug use can go up or down depending on the type of regulatory.

In a slip opinion delivered by Justice Alito on February 21, 2012, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit and held that a Michigan state prisoner (“Fields”), who was removed from his cell and questioned by sheriff’s deputies about criminal.

Clark County Prosecutors May Not be Turning Over Exculpatory Evidence Prosecutors are vested with authority to bring criminal cases against defendants for violations of state law. The role of prosecutors is a role of public trust. Prosecutors are not permitted to bring.

New Nevada residents must obtain their driver license within 30 days. You must register your vehicles at the same time or within 60 days, whichever is sooner. The initial fine for failing to register your vehicle is $1,000. It may be reduced.

This guy does. Or he did, until he was arrested. An alleged leader of the Norte de Valle cartel, he controlled the way recreational drugs were manufactured, packaged and distributed. He controlled the purity of the drugs, and decided what cutting agents.

Fox aired a good interview with Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance on Monday. The only frustrating thing about the clip is the flippant comments at the end of the segment from the anchor and reporter, who are quick to dismiss.