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Supreme Court Limits Federal Prosecutions Over 'Misleading but True' Statements

Supreme Court Limits Federal Prosecutions Over 'Misleading but True' Statements " [A] statement that is misleading but true is by definition not a 'false statement,'" Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote ...

Some Of These True-Or-False Questions Are Trickier Than They Look – Test Yourself

True or false questions sound easy - until they’re not.This quiz pulls facts from science, history, pop culture, math, and ...
JD Supra

U.S. Supreme Court Draws the Line: Misleading Statements Aren’t Always False

Last week a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Thompson v. United States, 2025 WL 876266 (2025), holding that a statement that is literally true but allegedly misleading, is not a ...
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Supreme Court May Limit Federal Prosecutions Over 'Misleading' but True Statements

The U.S. Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that a federal appeals court misstated the law when it upheld a former Chicago alderman’s conviction for making "false" statements to the Federal Deposit ...
JD Supra

When is “Misleading” Not “False”? The Supreme Court's Decision in Thompson v. United States and Its Implications for Government Enforcement

On March 21, 2025, a unanimous Supreme Court held in Thompson v. United States that a federal statute prohibiting “false” statements to banks, 18 USC § 1014, does not apply to statements that are ...
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Sanctions Imperative When False Statements are the Basis for a Lawsuit

“When outrageous, false statements are made that force innocent defendants to spend many hundreds of thousands of dollars to litigate and prove them false, there must be severe sanctions.” For better ...