Eric Holder & Other Overreaching Prosecutors vs. the Independence Institute0

• CONSTITUTION, Supreme Court
• September 26, 2014

An important citizen protection against government is the rule that in criminal prosecutions, criminal statutes are interpreted strictly. In other words, if the government wants to punish someone for violating a statute, it has to show that the wording of the statute unambiguously rendered the defendant’s conduct illegal. Citizens are not held criminally responsible for