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Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Law
Civil-liberties lawyer Silverglate argues that federal criminal law has grown so vast and vague that the average professional unknowingly commits three felonies a day, leaving prosecutors free to target almost anyone. A recurring reference in Hacker News threads about prosecutorial overreach and computer-crime law.
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#3 on the all-time Hacker News books list.
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Regulation reading on how an overgrown legal code makes ordinary citizens unwitting criminals.