RICO Law

The meaning of RICO law, or the “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,” is that it is a law that allows authorities to punish offenders engaging in criminal activities, particularly racketeering. For example, RICO law punishes crime bosses who order their subordinates to carry out criminal activities for them. Else, these bosses could claim innocence because they technically were not […]

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Breed v. Jones

Following is the case brief for Breed v. Jones, 421 U.S. 519 (1975) Case Summary of Breed v. Jones: A 17-year-old was adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court, and then later tried as an adult in criminal court for the same robbery offense. The 17-year-old Respondent’s petition for habeas relief was denied in State court prior to his adult criminal trial.  […]

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Flagrante Delicto

The meaning of  flagrante delicto lies in its Latin origin, which, in the law, refers to catching someone in the act of committing a crime. In flagrante delicto and in flagrante are additional ways of describing such a situation. For example, flagrante delicto exists when a convenience store clerk comes back from the bathroom to find a robber stealing money […]

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Profiteering

The term “profiteering” refers to the act of making a large or unfair profit by sketchy means. An example of profiteering is pay-day loans, which typically come with exorbitant interest rates that make them difficult to pay back. The company offering the loan then makes an unfair profit because of their inflated interest rates. To explore this concept, consider the […]

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United States v. O’Brien

Following is the case brief for United States v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968) Case Summary of United States v. O’Brien: Respondent O’Brien burned his draft card to protest the Vietnam War. He was ultimately convicted of violating a federal law, making it a crime to “knowingly destroy” a draft card. The District Court rejected O’Brien’s argument that the law […]

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