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1 day ago · In 1798, Congress, which contained several of the ratifiers of the First Amendment at the time, adopted the Alien and Sedition Acts.The laws prohibited the publication of "false, scandalous, and malicious writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame ... or to bring them ...
5 days ago · The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program ...
19 hours ago · A Probation and Parole Officer assigned to handle investigation and supervision caseloads acts as restorative justice planner. As such, he/she undertakes the following responsibilities: Identifies and recommends to the Chief Probation and Parole Officer (CPPO) potential case for Peacemaking Encounter; Conducts dialogue to explore the ...
3 days ago · SEC Rule 10b-5, codified at 17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5, is one of the most important rules targeting securities fraud promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to its authority granted under § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The rule prohibits any act or omission resulting in fraud or deceit in connection with ...
19 hours ago · Sex and the law. A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes. The precise sexual acts meant by the term sodomy are rarely spelled out in the law, but are typically understood and defined by many courts and jurisdictions to include any or all forms of sexual acts that are deemed to be "illegal", "illicit", "unlawful ...
3 days ago · Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society. In the field of political science, totalitarianism is the extreme form of ...
4 days ago · The Brown Act requires that any and all members of a public body conduct their meetings and deliberations within the public's presence. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor crime, subject to criminal ...
