1. Criminal conspiracy is being abused by fascists
2. Criminal conspiracy is terrible and should be abolished, in no small part because it is always abused by fascists
Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof
the extent to which federal prosecutors charge conspiracy should really make us question the entire doctrine's existence. actions that *feel* like unlawful stretches are often totally lawful, because the doctrine is so expansive. @evanbernick.bsky.social has a great piece on conspiracy abolition:
papers.ssrn.com
Criminal conspiracy seems as American as apple pie. Every state criminalizes conspiracy, and there are dozens of federal conspiracy statutes. The crime of
