A gavel sits on a desk inside a courtroom. Source: AP/Brennan Linsley

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016.  According to the Center for American Progress, proposals for default mens rea standards in the bills currently making their way through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate would significantly increase the burden of proof for prosecutors seeking to enforce criminal provisions of food safety, banking, and environmental laws, among others, designed to thwart corporate…