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United States v. Gratkowski, 964 F.3d 307 (5th Cir. 2020), filed June 30, 2020: No Expectation of Privacy in Information Located on Virtual Currency’s Blockchain

Information captured on blockchain or used by virtual currency exchanges is more analogous to bank...

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...