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When a Judge Sets Bail and Administers Court Funds is There a Judicial Conflict of Interest? Caliste v. Cantrell, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed August 29, 2019

In Caliste v. Cantrell, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that, when a judge both sets bail...

Use of a Means of Identification to Produce Another Means of Identification: U.S. v. Kalu, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Filed August 30, 2019

In U.S. v. Kalu, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s two-level sentencing...

What Does “Knowingly” Mean? Rehaif v. United States, US Supreme Court, Decided June 21, 2019

In Rehaif v. United States, the US Supreme Court answers the question, “what does ‘knowingly’...