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Alabama legislature advances bill that restricts books ‘harmful to minors’ in public libraries

JURIST

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 to pass HB 385 , which prohibits public libraries from providing materials that are “harmful to minors” or “obscene.” ” The bill, which passed on Thursday, will now go to the Alabama Senate. Earlier this month, t he Idaho Senate approved House Bill No.

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Coalition of rights groups sues Alabama to block enforcement of law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

JURIST

A coalition of rights groups led by the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday challenging four provisions of Alabama Senate Bill 1 , Act No. The case is in the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. ” Both the Payment and Prefiling Provision carry a Class A misdemeanor penalty.

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White nationalist group charged with conspiracy to riot at Idaho pride event released on bail

JURIST

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Those arrested included men from 13 states, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri.

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$296 Billion Per Year on Criminal Justice Buys Very Little Safety

The Crime Report

More than 70 million people in this country—one in three adults—have a criminal record, with roughly 45 million having a misdemeanor conviction. One study in Alabama found that more than 80 percent of people gave up things like food, rent, medical bills, car payments, and child support to pay down their court debt.

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Justices asked to review Arizona’s life-without-parole sentencing scheme for youths

SCOTUSBlog

Alabama , the Supreme Court declared that mandatory sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for offenders who were under the age of 18 when they committed their crimes violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

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States Increase Efforts to End ‘Internal Exile’ of Former Incarcerees: Report

The Crime Report

Arizona also repealed a law authorizing suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay and authorized its courts to redesignate some felonies as misdemeanors, the report details. .

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Trump Expects Arrest on Stormy Daniels Payout Charges, City Prepares for Protests

The Crime Report

Trump could be charged with misdemeanor falsification of records charges or felony charges related to campaign finance violations for the role the payout, falsely classified as an expense of the Trump Organization, may have played in the 2016 election. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified that Trump had him arrange the payout.