The Buckeye Institute Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Citizens from the Overcriminalization of Innocent Acts
The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States calling on the court to hear Huckabay v. Idaho and recognize that the legal principle of scienter—that a defendant knows that an act or conduct is illegal and acts despite this knowledge—must be considered when protecting the Due Process rights of defendants. “This race to criminalize ordinary behavior and ensnare citizens who had no reason to believe they were committing a crime does not provide justice nor does it make our communities safer.”