On January 6, 2021, supporters of then-President Donald Trump in attendance at the Save America Rally descended upon the U.S. Capitol building with the intent of disrupting the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Hundreds of individuals stormed...
Federal Crimes
What Are The Penalties For Unlawfully Possessing Nuclear Materials?
Using nuclear materials to generate energy through either the fission or fusion of radioactive isotopes can be a source of unlimited power that mankind sorely needs. After all, our planet is warmed by the sun which has sustained a consistent output of...
What Are The Penalties For Stealing The Declaration of Independence?
In the 2004 action-adventure film National Treasure, Nicholas Cage plays treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates who formulates a plan to steal the original Declaration of Independence document from the National Archives so he could decode an invisible map on...
Lynching Becomes A Federal Crime Under U.S. Law
On March 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law and formally designated lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill was named for 14 year old black teenager Emmitt Till who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 while...
Who Is Prohibited From Possessing A Firearm Under Federal Law?
Michigan law prohibits the following classes of people from possessing firearms within its borders: A person subject to a personal protection order under MCL 600.2950 and MCL 600.2950a is prohibited from “purchasing or possessing a firearm” under penalty of...
What Exactly Is (And Is Not) A “HIPAA Violation”?
On July 20, 2021, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was asked by a reporter at her office: “Have you yourself gotten vaccinated?” Her response: “Your first question is a violation of my HIPAA rights. You see with HIPAA rights we don’t have to reveal our...
Can The Federal Government Still Prosecute Marijuana Crimes In Michigan?
In Michigan, there are two major statutes that give residents the privilege of possessing and using a limited amount of marijuana. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act of 2008 allows the medical use of marijuana and provides protection from qualifying patients...
Think Before You Post! – What Are The Penalties For Threatening The President Of The United States?
We are fortunate to live in a country where we are free to criticize our political leaders and their policies. In other nations with significantly less freedoms, a person who would dare insult the heads of government could face fines and imprisonment. ...
Can You Legally Create Your Own Firearm In Michigan?
Under U.S. federal law, the creation and possession of homemade firearms for private use has always been legal. A person that seeks to sell or distribute firearms must obtain a federal license for manufacture and the firearm must bear a unique serial number. ...
What Are The Penalties For Disorderly Conduct On U.S. Capitol Grounds?
On January 6, 2021, thousands of people attended President Trump’s Save America rally in Washington D.C. to support his assertions that the 2020 Election was rigged and stolen. Afterwards, many of his supporters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol...
