The proposition of granting public officials legal immunity for their conduct is an inherently contentious one. It stems from the conflict between the responsibility to protect individual rights and ...

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Delligatti v. United States and reassess the definition of a “crime of violence” under 18 US Code § 924(c)(3). The court granted the case certiorari and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Goulder covers developments in U.S. and international taxation. As many people expected, the outcome is pretty much a ...

Millions of Americans could be eligible for tax refunds for pandemic-era penalties and interest because of a federal court decision. In Kwong v. United States, the court found that the IRS shouldn't ...

We have been waiting several months for the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to render a decision in Moore v. United States. Initially, our questions focused on the issue of “realized or ...

Read the Supreme Court's full ruling in Trump v. United States, former president Donald Trump's appeal for absolute presidential immunity from prosecution for his actions when he was in office during ...

As US President Donald Trump hosted his El Salvador counterpart, Nayib Bukele, on Monday, much of the public part of their conversation and their media engagement revolved around shipping prisoners ...

Plea bargaining — can’t live with it; can’t live without it. Plea deals, in which defendantsagrees to give up their right to a trial and other rights in exchange for a reduction in charges or a ...

On January 17, the District of Columbia Circuit issued a pivotal opinion regarding the Fifth Amendment rights of a defendant-appellant compelled by the FBI to unlock his cellphone using his thumbprint ...