North America: Criminal Law

The Supreme Court is poised to rule on how the Fourth Amendment applies to geofence warrants seeking location data from service providers. Meanwhile, New York's Criminal Procedure Law, drafted before the digital age...

A wrongful conviction case spanning 15 years comes to light as Greenberg Traurig attorneys uncover new evidence suggesting Pierre Rushing, convicted of murder at age 22, may be innocent. With a recanted eyewitness testimony and hundreds of previously undisclosed police reports, the legal team fights to overturn a conviction built on questionable evidence.

The FAA has designated all 2026 FIFA World Cup venues as "No Drone Zones," imposing strict airspace restrictions with severe penalties for violations. Federal agencies are coordinating enforcement efforts and deploying counter-drone technology to detect and disable unauthorized drones throughout the tournament. Operators must understand compliance obligations, temporary flight restrictions, and the legal framework governing drone operations during this major international sporting event.

A unanimous Supreme Court held in Abouammo v. United States that a defendant charged under 18 U.S.C. §1519 must be tried where the alleged falsification occurred, not where the targeted investigation...

As federal enforcement of financial crime pulls back in 2025-2026, enforcement responsibility is shifting to private whistleblowers under the False Claims Act and foreign prosecutors under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Power and corruption intertwine in history's most shocking scandals. Through detailed investigations of kleptocrats, fraudsters, and institutional failures, discover how greed infiltrates the highest levels of government, business, and defense—and what red flags might have prevented these catastrophic breakdowns.

Federal regulators are intensifying enforcement against chameleon carriers—motor carriers that use corporate restructuring to evade safety compliance histories. Understanding the legal framework, identification factors, and severe consequences of reincarnated carrier determinations has become essential as the FMCSA signals a shift from historically minimal enforcement to active prosecution of these evasion tactics.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed in May 2026 to pay $13,670,921 to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations tied to its Trintellix speaker program.

The Department of Justice's new FOCUS Initiative marks a significant shift in False Claims Act enforcement, prioritizing data-driven qui tam cases brought by outsiders using publicly available information and analytics.

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has ruled that Cabinet lacked reasonable grounds to believe that a national emergency existed when it invoked...

Dozens of college and university campuses experienced protests in April and May of 2024 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Many were peaceful, but some turned violent...

Ben Cohen charged with "unlawful entry" whilst protesting against the prosecution of Julian Assange.