JURIST
AUGUST 4, 2021
Failure to comply with the law is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison and $1,000 in fines. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
The Crime Report
JUNE 24, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that officers pursuing someone suspected of a misdemeanor cannot always enter a home without a warrant if a suspect enters. Kentucky Gov. Chief Justice John Roberts said “hot pursuit” itself — police pursuit of a fleeing suspect — disqualifies the need for a warrant.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 24, 2021
When the principal failed to distribute the surveys, Masters began arguing and asked the principal to “fight” — an offense that resulted in a misdemeanor violation of the school disruption statute. Examining Masters v.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. .
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 8, 2021
In addition, two amicus briefs were filed, one by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the other by New England Legal Foundation, a nonprofit law firm with a mission of “promoting balanced economic growth in New England and the nation, protecting the free-enterprise system, and defending individual economic rights and the rights of private property.”
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