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Criminal Practice Law360 provides timely news and analysis on criminal law and enforcement across U.S. jurisdictions. Coverage includes major prosecutions, sentencing trends, constitutional challenges, legislative developments, and key rulings impacting prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the courts.



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Latest News in Criminal Practice

  • February 19, 2026

    Texas Suit Says Sanofi Paid Kickbacks For Prescriptions

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sanofi-Aventis US LLC in state court Thursday, accusing the pharmaceutical company of paying kickbacks to providers so they would prescribe Sanofi's drugs.

  • February 19, 2026

    Apple Knowingly Hosts Child Porn On ICloud, W.Va. AG Says

    Apple knowingly allows child sexual abuse material to be stored and distributed on its iCloud platform, West Virginia's attorney general alleged Thursday in what he called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, saying the tech giant's "privacy" brand provides cover for a defective product that violates state consumer protection law. 

  • February 19, 2026

    Outcome Execs Argue High Court Ruling Ends Restitution Bid

    Former Outcome Health executives who were convicted of a nearly $1 billion fraud are again asking their trial judge to end restitution proceedings in their case, arguing recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent makes clear the judge lacks the necessary jury findings to decide the long-outstanding issue.

  • February 19, 2026

    Washington Justices' Input Sought On Prosecutorial Immunity

    A Seattle federal judge said he intends to send a certified question to the Washington Supreme Court as part of a lawyer's racial discrimination suit against Snohomish County judges and prosecutors, giving parties a week to weigh in on what exactly the question should be.

  • February 19, 2026

    Mich. Panel Orders Hearing Over GPS Data In Shooting Case

    A Michigan state appeals court has ordered a new evidentiary hearing to decide if a man on an ankle monitor had his rights violated when Detroit police used the monitor's data to track him down even though the underlying case requiring it had been dismissed.

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