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Even if Horn does not upend American tort law, it makes clear that a judicial fix to civil RICO will not be forthcoming. It ...
Under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), an individual can bring a civil action for an injury to the individual’s ...
Waltz said “all aspects of our national power” should be used to defeat threats from the cartels and transnational gangs.
A judge has granted Peoria County prosecutors' request to move the case of Chavez L. Allen, a teenager involved in a ...
The takedown marks the first time members of the Venezuelan gang are facing charges under the Racketeer Influenced and ...
Alleged Los Angeles gang kingpin and so-called rap godfather Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” was ordered Tuesday to ...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Medical Marijuana v. Horn expands the reach of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), clarifying that injuries to business or ...
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for federal criminal and civil penalties for harms from racketeering. Wednesdays ruling in Medical Marijuana, Inc v. Horn, like so many ...
Eugene Henley Jr., 58, also known as 'Big U,' was charged last month with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. In court on Tuesday, a judge ruled ...
In Medical Marijuana, Inc. et al v. Horn, 604 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) engaged in a lively ...