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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

The Crime Report

That’s a lesson worth applying to current strategies addressing the epidemic of gun violence, writes Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. The relationship between anti-gun and anti-drug initiatives becomes clear when looking at felony convictions.

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Grosskreutz v. Grosskreutz? Surviver from 2020 Kenosha Shooting Sues Kyle Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

Gaige Grosskreutz who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha riots in 2020 is now suing him as well as Wisconsin police and officials. In 2012, Grosskreutz was charged with a felony burglary charge in New Berlin when he was caught trying to sell three stolen PlayStation consoles. it is back.

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The Secret Success of Federal Probationers

The Crime Report

Unfortunately, the Commission’s July 2020 report on Federal Probation and Supervised Release Violations contains a major mistake that greatly overstates the dangerousness of federal probationers. percent serious felony violations (grade A), 31.5 percent other felony violations (grade B), and 54.9 percent, 28.07

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The Supreme Court doesn’t decide all important issues

At the Lectern

to settle an important question of law.” The contested legality of a statute making a significant change to the state’s criminal law, that’s certainly “an important question of law.” Marquez (2020) 56 Cal.App.5th Lippert (2020) 53 Cal.App.5th Bucio (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th

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“Kill Two Birds With One Stone”: Well-Known Colorado Lawyer and Animal Rights Advocate Pleads Guilty to Murder-For-Hire Plot

JonathanTurley

The 35-page affidavit filed in January stated that a ranch hand came to the sheriff’s office on November 2, 2020 with a tale right out of a film noir script. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of child abuse, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence tampering.

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Miami-Dade Police Officer Will Not Be Charged Over Slapping Woman at Airport

JonathanTurley

The June 2020 confrontation was captured on video. She was charged with felony battery of a law-enforcement officer. Under Florida law , this would seem an open-and-shut case of battery: 784.03? Battery; felony battery. —. (1)(a)? Police say that Anderson was mad about a flight and intoxicated.

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President Biden Announces New “Red Flag” Rule Fit For Hunter Biden

JonathanTurley

What is notable however is the inclusion of a provision that relates directly to the allegations raised against Hunter Biden — allegations of a possible federal felony that have been virtually blacked out in recent media coverage and interviews. That is precisely the concern for the Red Flag law.

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