JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect Wednesday against former governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. The charges cite violations of section 750.478 of the Michigan Penal Code. Snyder served as governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Congress has failed to pass police reform, there has been disappointing backlash against racial equity efforts, and injustice continues to permeate our criminal legal system. Last year, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was reelected in Chicago, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner won a second term in the city of St. In Norfolk, Va.,

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The Crime Report

APRIL 4, 2023

A very bold and impressive broad-gauged indictment that few, if any legal pundits, saw coming. Turns out the payments of hush money to at least two women—misdemeanor offenses—were not really what these indictments were all about. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. Kaplan rejected the merger.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 1916, at a single Ford plant in Highland Park, Michigan, workers also reported almost 200 severed fingers and 75,000 other injuries. Most importantly, we need to decide as a society whether we value shortcuts or justice in our criminal legal system, because we’ve proven we can’t have both.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” And, there are no federal laws mandating gun storage practices after the owner takes position of a legally purchased firearm. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While these political vs. legal interpretations of reality capture the moment in the ongoing saga of Donald Trump, I do not believe that the label of victim is “baked in” nor that his narrative of victimhood will be the prevailing one.

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