The South Dakota Legislature is looking to take on human trafficking by advancing four separate bills, one of which will soon seek the signature of Gov. Kristi Noem.
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Prosecutors Are Using a Law Intended for the Mob in Unexpected Cases
Federal prosecutors around the country are increasingly using racketeering statutes to go after a broader array of criminal activity, applying them in ways that deviate from the law’s original goal of dismantling organized crime. Continue reading “Prosecutors Are Using a Law Intended for the Mob in Unexpected Cases”
Senate leader says ‘highly unlikely’ recreational marijuana passes
South Dakota voters shouldn’t have high hopes on recreational marijuana going into law during the 2022 legislative session. Continue reading “Senate leader says ‘highly unlikely’ recreational marijuana passes”
The Increase Of Criminal Laws
How many criminal laws has Congress created? Ronald Gainer, a retired Justice Department (DOJ) official who in 1982 led the first major effort to answer that question, said, “You will have died and resurrected three times” before you figure it out. Continue reading “The Increase Of Criminal Laws”
15 sobriety checkpoints in South Dakota this month
A new year means another year of sobriety checkpoints held in South Dakota as a way to discourage people from drinking and then driving. Continue reading “15 sobriety checkpoints in South Dakota this month”
Ten remarkable decisions by the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2021
This year the Top Ten Remarkable South Dakota Supreme Court Decisions are listed in ranked order, with top decision listed first as No. 1, the second most remarkable listed as no. 2, etc. The analysis and compilation of these decision belongs to the authors. In that regard, preparation for this article was assisted and facilitated through by an informal survey circulated among the members of USDLAW, an electronic list serve which serves the legal community in South Dakota.
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