Supreme Court

Using expert testimony to prove a criminal defendant’s knowledge of drug trafficking

Using expert testimony to prove a criminal defendant’s knowledge of drug trafficking

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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

A lot has happened since our last installment. The Supreme Court granted review of one-time relists Garland v. Cargill, involving whether bump stocks are “machineguns” and thus generally prohibited, and Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, involving whether a court or an arbitrator should decide whether an arbitration agreement that generally delegates the … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Justices debate propriety of litigation in trial courts while defendants are on appeal seeking arbitration

Justices debate propriety of litigation in trial courts while defendants are on appeal seeking arbitration

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If anything is clear after Tuesday’s argument in Coinbase v. Bielski, it is that the justices are not going to agree on the answer. The case asks what a trial court should do if it denies a defendant’s motion for arbitration. The Federal Arbitration Act gives the defendant the right to an immediate (“interlocutory”) appeal, but it says nothing about a stay of litigation in the district court. So in these cases (proposed class actions against Coinbase, a … Read the rest

Criminal Law

What Defendants Need to Know About Tax Fraud Crimes – Dallas Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer

Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer – Tax fraud crimes in Dallas include some forms of tax evasion. Learn the distinctions between these two offenses.

Public perception of tax fraud crimes is impacted by the fact that many people view this as a victimless crime.

After all, many people hate paying taxes, so the idea that someone tried to get away with not paying the government doesn’t generate a lot of attention.

However, federal prosecutors do take these crimes very seriously, … Read the rest