Zero-Tolerance On April 6, 2018 Attorney General Geoffrey Sessions issued a memorandum to prosecutors along the Southwest border, with the subject line “Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. §1325(a).” Sessions explained that on April 11, 2018 Federal Prosecutors would receive an additional memo entitled "Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement." He directed all United States Attorney’s offices along the Southwest border to work with the Department of Home

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department will end its partnership with independent scientists to improve forensic science standards, and ended the review of FBI testimony for several scientific techniques that have been recently questioned on their validity. Both of these programs began under the Obama administration, and were framed as a process to better improve the criminal justice system with more accurate use of scientific data. The main issue

In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial release of arrested individuals. The aim of this rule is to end the practice of holding individuals awaiting trial in jail simply because they cannot afford bail. Yet, likely due to the bail bondsmen’s large lobbying presence, Maryland’s Senate passed a bill on March 22, 2017 to stifle the key parts of the Court of Appeals’ rule change. The Co

On October 24, 2016, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA settled with U.S. authorities to deferred prosecution based on an investigation into bribes paid to foreign officials. Embraer has agreed to pay $107 million to the Justice Department and another $98 million to the SEC. Based on the bribes paid, Embraer earned nearly $84 million in profits. Embraer did not voluntary report its violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), but did comply with authorities allow