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USA v. Erik Lindsey Hughes (11th Cir. 2017) What is the SCOTUS holding when the Court splits?

USA v. Erik Lindsey Hughes (11th Cir. 2017) What is the SCOTUS holding when the Court splits?

Against a federal plea agreement backdrop, this case is interesting because it addresses how to...
Salman v. United States, 580 U.S.__ (2016) Insider Trading, What Does the Tipper Have to Get for it to be Criminal?

Salman v. United States, 580 U.S.__ (2016) Insider Trading, What Does the Tipper Have to Get for it to be Criminal?

Short answer:  Nothing. Longer answer:  Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and...
USA v. Votrobek (and Castellanos) (11th Cir. 2017), Double Jeopardy Claim When Conduct is Exactly the Same, and Entrapment by Estoppel

USA v. Votrobek (and Castellanos) (11th Cir. 2017), Double Jeopardy Claim When Conduct is Exactly the Same, and Entrapment by Estoppel

This is a consolidated appeal out of the Eleventh Circuit.  These two gentlemen were co-defendants...