Freedom Partners Applauds Senate's Commitment to Improving Our Criminal Justice System, Making Communities Safer
October 03, 2017
October 03, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 3 -- Freedom Partners, a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced the Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017, which would strengthen criminal intent protections in federal law. That means that an individual who violates the law by accident or who could not have reasonably known their actions were illegal will be . . .
U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced the Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017, which would strengthen criminal intent protections in federal law. That means that an individual who violates the law by accident or who could not have reasonably known their actions were illegal will be . . .