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NACDL And Heritage Foundation: Together Again In Defense Of Fairness

May 5, 2010 in Mens Rea by Solomon Wisenberg | No comments

Today the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Heritage Foundation released a joint report about the alarming number of federal criminal laws containing no mens rea element. Entitled Without Intent: How Congress Is Eroding the Criminal Intent Requirement in Federal Law, the report is available online from both organizations. Here is a copy.