On November 18, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to advance H.R. 4002, the Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015, as part of its criminal justice reform package. Days later, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced companion bill S. 2298, the Mens Rea Reform Act. Mens rea—Latin for “guilty mind”—is a legal standard … Continue reading Three Ways Congressional Mens Rea Proposals Could Allow White Collar Criminals to Escape Prosecution