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How dating apps turn well-meaning young men into sex offenders

Dating apps turn well-meaning young men into sex offenders The internet has long changed the game for romantic dating — not to mention casual hookups. Since the explosive rise of

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Mass shootings and presidential rhetoric: Has Trump fanned the flames of hatred?

After a pair of mass shootings left 31 people dead last weekend, the usual questions are back in the spotlight: How could this happen? How can people with such violent

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Federal Jurisdictions, Jeffrey Epstein, And Two Presidents

As we’ve said before, “if you’re charged with a crime and a jury finds you not guilty, the prosecution doesn’t get another shot”. The bombshell that pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

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Supreme Court upholds double-jeopardy exception: What it means for Trump associates

The double jeopardy clause is one of the foundations of our criminal justice system. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that you can’t be prosecuted twice for the same offense. If you’re

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Federal judge orders swift action to improve conditions among migrant children at border

After dozens of reports came to light about appalling conditions at the southern border, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered the government to do something about it. The

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Supreme Court: Prosecution’s pattern of race-based jury selection is unconstitutional

In a case that spans decades, a black Mississippi man was convicted four times for the 1996 murders of four furniture store employees – three white, one black. Four times,

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The Coming Crossroads for Abortion Rights in the USA

A matter of longstanding debate, abortion is back in the news – and it’s more divisive than ever. Now that two Trump appointees sit on our nation’s highest court, anti-abortion

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Executive privilege and the Mueller report: A battle of constitutional proportions

On Behalf of Marcilliat & Mills PLLC | May 17, 2019 | Criminal Justice | It’s been almost a month since the Justice Department released a highly redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report.

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Miranda Mills named NJAC Rising Star in Trial Briefs magazine

Attorney Miranda Mills, a partner at Marcilliat & Mills PLLC, was recently featured as a “rising star” in the April 2019 edition of Trial Briefs, the flagship publication of the North Carolina Advocates

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College admissions scandal takes a dramatic turn: Will Full House’s “Aunt Becky” end up behind bars?

In a jaw-dropping scandal that recently took the nation by storm, dozens of wealthy parents were charged with cheating and lying to get their children into top-tier schools. The federal

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