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January 8, 2021 – HHR Paris obtained a pro bono victory for 11 victims of police misconduct in a civil lawsuit holding the French government

Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that a Facebook profile may constitute a "threat" within the meaning of the Massachusetts stalking statute.

Jussie Smollett, by all accounts a fine actor, has done the unthinkable. He went sobbingly on TV to present himself, especially to the intersectionality of African-Americans and LGBT individuals (he being both), as a defenseless victim.

Massachusetts has enacted a new law criminalizing sexual conduct between mandated reporters and minors aged 16-17 over whom they exercise supervisory authority, carrying penalties up to 20 years in prison. The legislation addresses power imbalances in relationships between minors and adults in positions of authority such as teachers, coaches, and healthcare providers, even after formal supervisory roles have ended. Employers of mandated reporters must now update policies, training programs, and codes of con

A young woman accused of robbing a bank duped her dad into being her getaway driver by telling him she was going there for a job interview.

Almost a year after the New York State Legislature enacted the Child Victim Act or "CVA" in February 2019 -- which included a one-year "revival window"

On Day 1 of the ABA White Collar Crime Institute — where U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials traditionally address the defense bar directly...

This week, The Supreme Court of New Jersey delivered a monumental win for victims of sexual assault.

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed prosecutors' ability to pursue mail and wire fraud charges under the "fraudulent inducement" theory.

TIP has worked with Bass, Berry & Sims to exonerate Clardy who was sentenced to life in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a 2005 murder.

Tennessee has enacted a new law making it a Class D felony to spike someone's drink with date rape drugs, punishable by two to twelve years in prison and fines up to $5,000. While the original legislation included a mandate for bars and restaurants to provide free drink testing devices, the final version dropped this requirement, leaving only the criminal penalty for drink spiking.

In April, the Supreme Court ruled and in a decision authored by Justice Sotomayor held that usually police must obtain warrants in such situations.

The Trump Administration's crackdown on cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) operating abroad and in the United States is a significant Department of Justice...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Virgin Islands and Westchester County, New York have enacted legislation which brings these jurisdictions into the growing "Ban the Box" trend.

On February 2, 2021, the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the matter of State ex rel. Schmitt v. Choi.

On September 9, 2015, then U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo, "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing," that sent shivers down the spines...