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“The Supreme Court’s message is unmistakable: Courts should not assign federal criminal statutes a ‘breathtaking’ scope when a narrower reading is reasonable.” See, United States v. Dubin, 27 F.4th 1021, 1041 (5th Cir. 2022) (Costa, J., dissenting). So began the powerful dissent of Judge Gregg Costa, joined by six of his U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit colleagues sitting en banc, which presaged the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 8, 2023, unanimous reversal in Dubin v. United States, 143 S. Ct. 1557 (2023). The dissenters then cited a string of Supreme Court criminal law decisions, many previously discussed by these authors, illustrating that the Court’s delivery of that message was “nearly an annual event,” and observed that not “once this century” has the Court adopted the “government’s broad reading … for a white collar/regulatory criminal statute.” Dubin, 27 F.4th at 1041. In its ruling in Dubin, the Supreme Court forcefully continued the trend recognized by Costa, rejecting the government’s literalist view of 18 U.S.C. Section 1028A(a)(1) that would make virtually every low-level fraud by a healthcare provider into aggravated identify theft subject to a mandatory two-year prison sentence.
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By Harry Sandick and Sarah Hardtke
The guidance mirrors the recent, broader impulse among U.S. prosecutors and regulatory agencies to extend application of U.S. law to foreign persons and entities, even when those persons and entities have only threadbare connections to the U.S.
By Jonathan B. New, Patrick T. Campbell and Rachel H. Ofori
Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company’s counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.
Navigating the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
By Olivia J. Greer, Catherine Kim and Jeeyoon Chung
With the first cybersecurity rule for public companies, and the landscape of ongoing scrutiny and enforcement, SEC registrants should not lose time in reviewing their cybersecurity postures and policies to ensure compliance and, even ahead of formal adoption of certain still-pending rules, align with best practices.
Understanding the Difference Between Advocacy and Obstruction When Facing Government Investigations
By Christopher D. Carusone
Corporate counsel must understand the difference between advocacy and obstruction when facing government investigations.