The US Supreme Court today took up a case on the interpretation of the federal bank fraud statute, Loughrin v. United States, No. 13-316. The question presented is:
Whether the Government must prove that the defendant intended to defraud a bank and expose it to risk of loss in every prosecution under 18 U.S.C. ยง 1344.Lyle Denniston has this post on today's cert. grants at SCOTUSblog.

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