LawCommentary
Do you want the federal inmates released in your neighborhood to be better people, or the same, or possibly worse, than when they entered prison?… Read More
As part of an ongoing series, the Heritage Center for Legal and Judicial Studies periodically identifies a “Bill of the Week” that relates to the… Read More
What do a legendary guitar maker and a lobster importer have in common? Both are alleged to have run afoul of the Lacey Act, one… Read More
Prosecution for exercising one’s free speech rights is becoming a trend in the current Administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ). In April, the Legal… Read More
Imagine the police knocking on your door because you mistakenly forgot to fill out an obscure form required by foreign law before opening up a… Read More
Everywhere you turn, there’s no escaping the 100 year commemoration of the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic. The film is back in the theaters—in 3D… Read More
Although the Supreme Court Justices are tight-lipped, most everyone else has condemned President Obama for the attack he launched at the judiciary on Monday. Even… Read More
As part of an ongoing series, Heritage’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies identifies a “Bill of the Week” which impacts overcriminalization in America. The… Read More
One of the three aspects of overcriminalization that we highlight in our weekly e-mail alerts is “Federalizing crime that properly belongs under state and local… Read More
Everyone knows that showing up late generally is a bad idea. But is it so bad that it ought to be punished criminally? To some… Read More
