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Willinger said there’s a relatively strong chance the Supreme Court will get involved, which the justices tend to do when a lower court strikes down or restricts the application of a federal criminal law – especially if the government asks them to intervene.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Because the act is written as a criminal prohibition, and only the federal government can prosecute violations of federal criminal law, the statute poses a few legal hurdles for Breyer: Can California sue under a statute that only the U.S. government can enforce?
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet Putin, who likely has a coterie of scholars on international criminal law who have explained to him the mechanics of personal immunity, is likely to do everything to hold onto power for as long as possible, to avoid losing his protection from trial for war crimes and armed aggression.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Club sources previously consulted by The Athletic pointed to the presumption of innocence — a key principle of criminal law in Spain enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — when asked about Asencio’s situation.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Because the act is written as a criminal prohibition, and only the federal government can prosecute violations of federal criminal law, the statute poses a few legal hurdles for Breyer: Can California sue under a statute that only the U.S. government can enforce?
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet Putin, who likely has a coterie of scholars on international criminal law who have explained to him the mechanics of personal immunity, is likely to do everything to hold onto power for as long as possible, to avoid losing his protection from trial for war crimes and armed aggression.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Club sources previously consulted by The Athletic pointed to the presumption of innocence — a key principle of criminal law in Spain enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — when asked about Asencio’s situation.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Criminal law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20law. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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