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Court Rules Consistently with HTI Amicus on Sentencing Guidelines for Traffickers

by Emma Ecker | Aug 18, 2021 | Our Stories, U.S. Updates

On August 9, 2021, a federal appeals court agreed with HTI’s recommendations submitted last year in an amicus curiae (or “friend of the court”) brief, or a legal document providing third-party assistance and background to the court. The Eleventh Circuit Court of...

Institute Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Favor of Lower Court’s Restitution Award

by Molly Wicker | Feb 15, 2019 | Our Stories, U.S. Updates

By: MOLLY WICKER The Human Trafficking Institute recently filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in a case against an Oklahoma man convicted of sex trafficking for purchasing commercial sex from children (read the full brief...

The Institute Files Amicus Brief with 8th Circuit Court

by Jonathan Roberts | Mar 16, 2018 | Our Stories, U.S. Updates

By: JONATHAN ROBERTS MCLEAN, VA—The Human Trafficking Institute recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in support of the defendant, who employed a victim-centered approach to a human trafficking investigation. (Click here to...

Court Rules Consistently with HTI Amicus on Sentencing Guidelines for Traffickers

Institute Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Favor of Lower Court’s Restitution Award

The Institute Files Amicus Brief with 8th Circuit Court

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