Monthly Archives: April 2025
Posting Bond: The Next Best Thing to Freedom
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits excessive bail and, in the same breath, also prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. It implies that detaining defendants who have not been convicted is unjust, that requiring them to post bail in exchange for their freedom is just, and that setting the bail amounts so high that… Read More »
What To Do When Facing Money Laundering Charges
Three individuals now face up to 30 years in federal prison after being charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. The case involved a stolen Treasury check worth over $1 million, fraudulent identities, and the establishment of illegitimate bank accounts. This high-profile case demonstrates the substantial resources that federal… Read More »
The Synthetic Psychedelic 2C-B
A generation ago, a literary drug adventure might have taken the form of following the recipe for pot brownies in the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook. Today, you can scroll aimlessly through subreddits about popular recreational drugs and lesser known “research chemicals.” This is a depressing state of affairs, where even drug experimentation, once known… Read More »
