345.73 — Criminal law—United States

  • Texas Rep. Nicole Collier Files Habeas Petition Alleging ‘Illegal Confinement’ at State Capitol: A Test of Legislative Power

    Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier, a Fort Worth Democrat and former chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, has filed a habeas corpus petition in state court, alleging she is being subjected to “illegal confinement” inside the state Capitol. The unusual legal maneuver challenges the extent of legislative authority in enforcing quorum rules and raises…

  • Under Trump’s Second Term, DOJ Moves to Strip Citizenship Over Tax Fraud

    The Trump administration has escalated its use of denaturalization as an enforcement tool, targeting not only violent offenders and war criminals, but now also naturalized Americans who committed relatively minor offenses—such as filing a false tax return. In a marked expansion of presidential authority during Donald J. Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice…

  • Vance Boelter, Man Who Murdered Minnesota House Speaker And Her Husband, Indicted

    A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against 57-year-old Vance Boelter, charging him with the premeditated murders of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, the attempted assassinations of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman, and the attempted shooting of their daughter, Hope Hoffman. According to…