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Hello all. Below is the May 2025 edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. This past month, the Fifth Circuit issued published...more
George Stinney was fourteen years old when he was arrested for the murder of Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames in Alcolu, South Carolina. He is one of the youngest Americans sentenced to death and executed in the 20th...more
As we continue our series summarizing recent Fifth Circuit criminal opinions, the latter half of March proved to be particularly noteworthy. The Fifth Circuit addressed a range of cases, including those involving the False...more
This is the first of a continuing series of summaries written by Jackson Walker partner, Joe Magliolo, and his colleagues, of new, published Fifth Circuit criminal opinions, with occasional forays into other subjects of...more
On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling reinforcing the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination and clarifying the attorney-client privilege in the...more
On January 17, the District of Columbia Circuit issued a pivotal opinion regarding the Fifth Amendment rights of a defendant-appellant compelled by the FBI to unlock his cellphone using his thumbprint. The D.C. Circuit’s...more
El Plan de Pensiones de Malta ha captado la atención tanto de contribuyentes americanos como del IRS debido a sus atractivos beneficios fiscales. Diversos contribuyentes aprovecharon las ventajas fiscales que ofrecía el...more
Electronic information in various forms is now a common feature in the investigation and prosecution of crimes. The search for and use of that information presents issues under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments as well...more
Written by Paul Desmond in the key of E-flat minor and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet using a funky quintuple (5/4) time, “Take Five” is and was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. But it is also slang for...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we go through an attack plan for how you might approach a Miranda issue on an exam question, and look at specific rules...more
“[A]ny lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances.” – Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949) (Justice Jackson, concurring) - “Tried to take the...more
On Friday, January 13, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in eight cases: U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.; U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., Nos. 21-1326, 22-111: These consolidated...more
On October 17, 2022, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued an agency instruction, the subject of which is “Interviews in Health and Safety Investigations.” The stated purpose of that...more
As part of its regulatory authority over derivatives markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) investigates and prosecutes violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and governing regulations. Parties...more
In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in which held that the “use of an un-Mirandized statement against a defendant in a criminal proceeding violates the Fifth...more
When the police, acting under the color of law, deprive a person of their civil or constitutional rights, the person generally has two remedies. First, if they are the victim of an unconstitutional search or seizure, a forced...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has collided with the constitutional requirement that “infamous” crimes be charged by a grand jury. For the first time in United States history, grand juries in federal courts have been suspended because...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and the rights and protections it provides to anyone accused of a criminal act. ...more
Mike McKay and Aaron Millstein discuss staying a civil case when there is a parallel criminal investigation or prosecution, the factors courts consider in whether to grant a stay, and some of the strategic considerations...more
United States v. Yusuf (April 2, 2021), No. 19-3472 Unanimous decision: Jordan (writing), McKee, and Smith Concurrence: McKee Defendants pleaded guilty to their respective crimes and stipulated that they would not argue, at...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are focusing on criminal procedure, specifically two constitutional protections afforded to accused persons by the 5th Amendment – the privilege against...more
Anyone who has watched a courtroom television drama is aware of their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. But “pleading the Fifth” is not something a witness can invoke blanketly to avoid answering...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning: North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, No. 18-457: North Carolina law imposes a tax on any trust income...more
On of the most well known of all criminal procedural rights was established by the US Supreme Court on this day in 1966, when the Court handed down its Miranda v. Arizona decision. It established the legal principle that all...more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed the case in which a defendant in an alleged fraud scheme moved to sever his case from those of his alleged co-conspirators. The court denied the motion since the defendant...more