Criminal liability has traditionally required intent or a “guilty mind,” a concept known as mens rea. However, the growth of strict liability and the increase in low-intent crimes mean people violate ...

On May 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on Americans and prevent ...

1 September 2025 marks the day that the new strict liability corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud comes into effect. From today onwards, corporate entities can be held criminally ...

Conservative advocacy group Right on Crime urged lawmakers to reform the “criminal mental state” requirement in federal criminal codes in a report published on Thursday. The report also criticized the ...

There are a number of federal and state statutes that intentionally and justifiably impose strict criminal liability. Persons who manufacture hazardous explosives and those who keep dangerous animals ...