Criminal Law 
New law hits sex traffickers with tougher penalties – Dayton Daily News
Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday signed into law legislation that provides more resources and protections to victims of human trafficking and stiffens penalties facing criminal offenders. At a ceremony in Toledo, which is one of the top recruiting …
Supreme Court strikes down military medal lying law – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law that makes it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, ruling it violated constitutional free-speech rights. By a 6-3 vote, in a case about how … Continue reading
Justices dismiss law making lying about military honors a crime – CNN
Washington (CNN)– The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law making it a crime to falsely claim military medals earned. The 6-3 ruling was a free speech victory but perhaps in name only — for a onetime California … Continue reading
Supreme Court strikes down law making false claim of military medal a crime – Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law making it a crime to lie about having received the Medal of Honor and other prized military awards. The court voted 6-3 Thursday in favor of Xavier Alvarez, a … Continue reading
Supreme Court strikes down law that makes it a crime to lie about receiving military medals – Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law making it a crime to lie about receiving the Medal of Honor and other prized military awards, with justices branding the false claim “contemptible” but nonetheless …
Top court strikes down military medal lying law – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law that makes it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, ruling it violated constitutional free-speech rights. By a 6-3 vote in a case about how … Continue reading
RI repeals law that made it a crime to fib online – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—It may be deceitful, but it’s no longer a crime in Rhode Island to go online and lie about something as innocuous as your weight or your age. State lawmakers voted this month to repeal an obscure 1989 law … Continue reading
Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods – CNBC
CNBC’s “Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods,” takes viewers on a rare look … counterfeiters pose as legitimate retailers and access billions of people around the world. Federal and local law enforcement agencies have the daunting task of stopping the flow …
Rhode Island repeals law that made it a crime to fib online – Silicon Valley
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It may be deceitful, but it’s no longer a crime in Rhode Island to go online and lie about something as innocuous as your weight or your age. State lawmakers voted this month to repeal an obscure … Continue reading
LeadsOnline Awards $2,000 in College Scholarships to Help Law Enforcement Families with College Tuition Costs – YAHOO!
A total of $2,000 in college scholarships has been awarded to two students who created and submitted an original video about the benefits of LeadsOnline to law enforcement agencies and crime victims across America. “We were really impressed with the … Continue reading
