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Guilty by Grooming: Sex Trafficking Grooming Patterns Admitted into Evidence
United States v. Betts, 911 F.3d 523 (8th Cir. 2018)

March 28, 2019
by Emma Eastwood-Paticchio

Recruited by Facebook, Rescued by Family
United States v. Charles, 895 F.3d 560 (8th Cir. 2018)

January 11, 2019
by Alana Broe

Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Second Circuit Refuses to Read Additional Knowledge Requirement into Child Sex Trafficking Statute
United States v. Thompson, 896 F.3d 155 (2nd Cir. 2018)

December 28, 2018
by 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, 2018
by Sarah Hamill

Post-At-Own-Risk: Enhancing Punishments for Online Advertising
United States v. Smith, 895 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2018)

December 6, 2018
by 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, 2018
by Jasmine Dela Luna

To Agree or Not to Agree: Jury Decisions in Sex Trafficking Cases
United States v. Mickey, 897 F.3d 1173, 1175 (9th Cir. 2018)

July 30, 2018
by Emma Eastwood-Paticchio

Travel, Terror, and a Tense Debate: The Ninth Circuit’s Interpretation of the 2013 Amendment to the PROTECT Act
United States v. Pepe, F.3d (9th Cir. 2017)

July 11, 2018
by Trafficking Resources

Fight, Flight, and the Federal Court: Examining the Role Traffickers Play in Creating a Victim’s Climate of Fear
United States v. Gardner, 887 F.3d 780 (6th Cir. 2018)

April 16, 2018
by John Cotton Richmond

Is Balancing a Step Backwards: Rule 412 Exclusion in Sex Trafficking Cases
United States v. Maynes, 880 F.3d 110 (4th Cir. 2018)

March 28, 2018
by Meaghan Newkirk

Avoiding Duplicity: How Clean Prosecutions Dispel Arguments of Ambiguity and Insufficient Evidence
United States v. Paul, 885 F.3d 1099, 1104-05 (8th Cir. 2018)

March 22, 2018
by Emily Sauer

Religious Manipulation and Abuse Leads to Forced Labor of Undocumented Immigrants
United States v. Murra, 879 F.3d 669 (5th Cir. 2018)

January 16, 2018
by Nicole Banister

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