The federal government has jurisdiction over federal land, including national forests.

Are decisions from one Circuit Court being used/raised in a different Federal Court for which the circuit is not assigned?

The Eastern District of New York is in the Second Circuit. It is bound to follow decisions of the Second Circuit. But it will consider authority...

What are the statutes that state it is illegal to place envelopes not stamped and not addressed into a private residences mailbx

You are unlikely to get law enforcement to start a criminal prosecution so that you can get revenge against your ex. This is a trivial issue that...

I am a writer and a woman who is a prison inmate, convicted in Virginia of a federal crime (inadvertently killing her adopted

You have a first amendment right to write about whatever you choose. There may be rules preventing her from profiting from her story or, if she...

If I want to make a prroffer in the pre-indictment stages but can't afford a attorney what can I do

You should contact the federal defender office. Even though you are not entitled to counsel until you are indicted the federal defender office may...

My son needs to petition u.s. court for early release under proposed new sentencing guidelines. Will this cost money

The sentencing commission has said that the new lower drug guidelines apply retroactively, so if your son has a drug case he may be entitled to a...

This question deals with federal rules of civil procedure. I'm suing a company in Missouri in federal court, and I would like to

You need subpoenas for every witness, even if they work for the company. They are each entitled to a witness fee which is set by astute as well as...

Motion to suppress

This may vary from district to district, but typically, the court will schedule a motion hearing at which all suppression and discovery motions are...

Buying a felon guns minimum sentencing?

The minimum for this charge is probation. The maximum is 10 years. The sentence you receive will be based on the offense conduct, your prior...

Federal criminal conspiracy case

All that that tells you is that the case has been postponed. There are only two ways for the case not to go to trial. One is that the prosecutor...