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US authorities charge Michigan police member over fatal fugitive arrest operation

JURIST

Michigan State Police Detective Sergeant Brian Keeley was charged on Tuesday with second degree murder or involuntary manslaughter of Samuel Sterling by Michigan Attorney General. Alternatively, Keeley has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, which is a felony with a fifteen-year sentence.

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Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Michigan college student is unable to proceed with a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled him after mistaking him for a fugitive in 2014. He also sued the officers individually under a Bivens action, claiming four violations of his Fourth Amendment rights.

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Michigan State Rep Found With Handcuffs Key After Arrest For Violating His Bond

JonathanTurley

Michigan House Democrats. Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones is facing an array of criminal charges , including two new serious felonies after he was found in possession of a handcuff key after he was arrested. A blood test found his BAC was more than twice the legal limit.

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Michigan Legislators Face Calls For Possible Criminal Charges After Meeting With President Trump On Certification

JonathanTurley

Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. In my testimony, I went into historical and legal detail to explain why this theory was never credible.

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As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

In Michigan, where 4,000 people are serving life without parole, the indigent defense commission adopted new standards that would require lawyers who handle such cases to have at least five years of significant experience, including at least seven felony jury trials. But the standards have yet to be approved by other state regulators.

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A Criminal Case Fifty Years In The Making

The Crime Report

A very bold and impressive broad-gauged indictment that few, if any legal pundits, saw coming. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. Carroll and Trump sought to combine the two legal cases into one, however, District Judge Lewis A. This lawsuit stems from two lawsuits filed by E.

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Silencing the Roar of Trump’s Legal Troubles: Biden’s Missed Opportunities to Defend Democracy

The Crime Report

Instead, he and his handlers are inadvertently feeding into the right-wing trope that Biden is an absentee president who is incapable of leading the country on even the most basic level, including by speaking publicly on matters of significant national and historical concern. 6 that the U.S. would not suddenly attack China.”

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