The Clinical Gavel -Criminal Law Cases

The North Korea Laptop Farm (US v. Christina Chapman, 2024–2025): Identity Laundering and the Erosion of Digital Borders 03.05.2026 4:32 ↓

Investigate the case of Christina Marie Chapman, who operated a “laptop farm” from her homes in Minnesota and Arizona, enabling North Korean IT operatives to steal U.S. identities, secure remote jobs at over 300 American companies, and generate more than $17 million for the DPRK regime.
This episode details the mechanics of the scheme—stolen identities, hosted company laptops, and cross-border shi...

The Duty of Candor in the Age of AI: The Greg Lake Suspension 26.04.2026 5:35 ↓

In April 2026, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a landmark indefinite suspension against attorney Greg Lake, marking a shift from mere financial sanctions to career-altering discipline for AI misuse. This episode deconstructs the "Failure of Candor" that led to his downfall. We move past the 57 hallucinated citations to the courtroom confrontation where Lake initially blamed a broken computer and...

The Right to Refuse Treatment – Riggins v. Nevada (1992) 21.04.2026 4:56 ↓

In this episode, we examine Riggins v. Nevada (1992), a landmark Supreme Court case addressing whether the state can forcibly administer antipsychotic medication to a criminal defendant awaiting trial. The Court ruled that while forced medication is not categorically prohibited, the state must demonstrate it is medically appropriate and the least restrictive means of achieving competency for trial...

Chemical Intent: The Limits of “Roid Rage” in Criminal Law 19.04.2026 13:30 ↓

A forensic psychology and criminal law podcast analyzing “roid rage,” anabolic steroid effects on the brain, and how courts evaluate mens rea (criminal intent), voluntary intoxication, and legal responsibility in violent crime cases. This episode breaks down the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral evidence, and legal standards, featuring high-profile cases like Oscar Pistorius and legal prece...