SULLUM: The proliferation of regulatory crimes turns the rule of law into a cruel joke

SULLUM: The proliferation of regulatory crimes turns the rule of law into a cruel joke

After mountain runner Michelino Sunseri ascended and descended Grand Teton in record time last fall, his corporate sponsor, The North Face, heralded his achievement as “an impossible dream — come true.” Then came the nightmare: Federal prosecutors charged Sunseri with a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail for using a trail that the National Park Service described as closed, although it had never bothered to clearly inform the publ…

Trump is right in decrying the 'absurd and unjust' consequences of regulatory crimes

The body of law is so vast and obscure that no one knows exactly how many offenses it includes.

President Trump Rightly Decries the ‘Absurd & Unjust’ Consequences of Overcriminalization

Opinion Handcuffs After mountain runner Michelino Sunseri ascended and descended Grand Teton in record time last fall, his corporate sponsor, The North Face, heralded his achievement as “an impossible dream — come true.” Then came the nightmare: Federal prosecutors charged Sunseri with a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail for using a trail that the National Park Service described as closed, although it had never bothered to clear…

FPSA - Publisher’s Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?

I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts.  According to yet another edict from the White House, it is now the policy of the United States that: (a)  Criminal enforcement of criminal regulatory offenses is disfavored. (b)  Prosecution of criminal regulatory offenses is most appropriate for persons who know or can be presumed to know what is prohibited or required by the regu…

Publisher's Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?

I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts.  According to yet

With a Felon at the helm, what would you expect?

I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts.  According to yet another edict from the White House, it is now the policy of the United States that: (a)  Criminal enforcement of criminal regulatory offenses is disfavored. (b)  Prosecution of criminal regulatory offenses is most appropriate for persons who know or can be presumed to know what is prohibited or required by the regu…