Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0193

America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0

Case Information

Source
U.S. Department of Justice — Criminal Division
Author
DOJ Criminal Division
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Content Type
Official Communication
Opinion Issued
2026-07-02
AFCS Version
1.0
Verdict
46
/ 100
Mixed
Automatic Fail: None

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AFCSOpinion No. 2026-0193
46
/ 100
Mixed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice — Criminal Division

Holding

The DOJ Criminal Division's 2024 enforcement catalog documents the final year of Biden-era criminal enforcement priorities. The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force prosecuted over 3,500 defendants and secured $1.4 billion in seizures, while overall corporate criminal prosecutions fell to record lows. Leniency agreements rose to 18% of all corporate enforcement actions. The Court scores this at 46 (Mixed) — six points lower than the 2023 version due to record-low corporate prosecution rates and increased leniency.

Articles Triggered

IX
Government Accountability

The enforcement catalog documents anti-corruption and fraud prosecution but record-low prosecution rates undermine accountability

XII
Crime, Justice & Public Safety

Criminal prosecution activities protect public safety but reduced prosecution levels reduce impact

X
Economic Nationalism

Corporate enforcement policies affect American businesses; leniency agreements affect consequences for harming Americans

Score Breakdown

ArticleTitleWeightScoreWeighted
IXGovernment Accountability10/1048480
XIICrime, Justice & Public Safety10/1045450
XEconomic Nationalism9/1050450
Final010/1010/109/1046
Sum of weighted contributions: 1380

It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0193 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.

The Standard is the Standard.