Bryan v. U.S., No. 96-8422 (U.S. Supreme Court) (524 U.S. 184; 118 S.Ct. 1939) (June 15, 1998) (Justice Stevens)
This is another of a recent series of cases to explore whether ignorance of the law can be an excuse from criminal liability - a concept explored at some length in Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957) and U.S. v. Freed, 401 U.S. 601 (1971). In this case, the ...
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