Jovica Petrovic, the defendant in this case, was one mean and vindictive dude. He and a woman identified as M.B. began a relationship in 2006. They were married in 2009, and later divorced. During their relationship, Petrovic resided in Florida and M.B. resided in Missouri, where she and her ex-husband, ...

This case is noted as one of the most outrageous and egregious abuses of the Government’s forfeiture powers (as well as one pf the worst examples of prosecutorial overreach) that we have seen in a long time.

The Government brought this civil forfeiture action pursuant to the Civil Asset Forfeiture ...

In this case, the Seventh Circuit struck down, as unconstitutional, a recent Indiana statute that prohibits most registered sex offenders from using social networking websites, instant messaging services, and chat programs. The Court concluded that “though content neutral, . . . the Indiana law is not narrowly tailored to serve ...

In U.S. v. Dossie, 851 F.Supp.2d 478 (E.D.N.Y. March 30, 2012) (P&J, 04/16/12), Judge Gleeson presented a brilliant and blistering attack on the spiraling use of mandatory minimum sentences in drug cases; and he concluded that such sentences "distort the sentencing process and mandate unjust sentences."

In the instant Memorandum ...

The current gun control debate has kicked off both a huge wave of new gun control restrictions and an onslaught of legal challenges to gun control laws, both old and new. We predict that the intensity of debate over Second Amendment rights will soon swamp the courts with challenges to ...

Here the Court held that an evidentiary hearing was necessary to determine if two FBI agents had improperly colluded about their testimony during a court recesas in violation of a a sequestration order under Fed.R.Evid. 615.

This case is noted for its detailed discussion of the scope and meaning of ...