Guilty by Grooming: Sex Trafficking Grooming Patterns Admitted into EvidenceUnited States v. Betts, 911 F.3d 523 (8th Cir. 2018) March 28, 2019by Emma Eastwood-Paticchio
Recruited by Facebook, Rescued by FamilyUnited States v. Charles, 895 F.3d 560 (8th Cir. 2018) January 11, 2019by Alana Broe
Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Second Circuit Refuses to Read Additional Knowledge Requirement into Child Sex Trafficking StatuteUnited States v. Thompson, 896 F.3d 155 (2nd Cir. 2018) December 28, 2018by Jessica Skocik
Pay Back: Can Former Co-Defendants’ Sexual Histories Be Used Against Them in the Courtroom? United States v. Roach, 896 F.3d 1185 (10th Cir. 2018) December 13, 2018by Sarah Hamill
Post-At-Own-Risk: Enhancing Punishments for Online AdvertisingUnited States v. Smith, 895 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2018) December 6, 2018by Meghan Poole
Remedies in Cases of Modern-Day Slavery: Can Courts Cap the Cost of Suffering?Rana v. Islam, 887 F.3d 118 (2d Cir. 2018) November 21, 2018by Jasmine Dela Luna
To Agree or Not to Agree: Jury Decisions in Sex Trafficking CasesUnited States v. Mickey, 897 F.3d 1173, 1175 (9th Cir. 2018) July 30, 2018by Emma Eastwood-Paticchio
Travel, Terror, and a Tense Debate: The Ninth Circuit’s Interpretation of the 2013 Amendment to the PROTECT ActUnited States v. Pepe, F.3d (9th Cir. 2017) July 11, 2018by Trafficking Resources
Fight, Flight, and the Federal Court: Examining the Role Traffickers Play in Creating a Victim’s Climate of FearUnited States v. Gardner, 887 F.3d 780 (6th Cir. 2018) April 16, 2018by John Cotton Richmond
Is Balancing a Step Backwards: Rule 412 Exclusion in Sex Trafficking CasesUnited States v. Maynes, 880 F.3d 110 (4th Cir. 2018) March 28, 2018by Meaghan Newkirk
Avoiding Duplicity: How Clean Prosecutions Dispel Arguments of Ambiguity and Insufficient EvidenceUnited States v. Paul, 885 F.3d 1099, 1104-05 (8th Cir. 2018) March 22, 2018by Emily Sauer
Religious Manipulation and Abuse Leads to Forced Labor of Undocumented ImmigrantsUnited States v. Murra, 879 F.3d 669 (5th Cir. 2018) January 16, 2018by Nicole Banister