Criminal attorneys are closely watching an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could drastically affect the number of convictions and guilty pleas under one of the most commonly-charged federal crimes on the books.

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The drugs that were the subject of the lawsuits included Advil, Bayer Aspirin and Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom.

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A federal appeals court upheld a civil contempt order against a convicted scammer for violating a 12-year-old injunction against making false claims while marketing training and business programs. Richard C. Neiswonger was one of the owners of the now-defunct Asset ...

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The federal judiciary did away with legalese for the first major revision of its ethical code since 1992 – which includes a definition of “appearance of impropriety.” The Judicial Conference of the United States, the policy-making body of the federal ...

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