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Advocacy groups file lawsuit to block Alabama law criminalizing absentee voting assistance

JURIST

The Bill specifically targets Alabamians who pay for assistance in the absentee ballot process, which could result in a felony punishable by up to 20 years. The suit’s plaintiffs include several civil rights organizations, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama-based advocacy groups.

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Doctors and families with transgender children seek injunction against Alabama bill criminalizing gender-affirming care to minors

JURIST

Two doctors joined two parents on behalf of their minor children to file a complaint Tuesday in federal court against the governor and the district attorneys of Alabama, Shelby County, and Jefferson County, to block Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (“VCCPA”) from going into effect on May 8, 2022.

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Jury Trial Delays Lead to Longer Lock Ups

The Crime Report

As courts delayed jury trials due to COVID-19, many people accused of violent crimes were released from jail on pending cases. But others remained behind bars for more time than their eventual sentence, and the loosening of health restrictions means courts must now decide how to prioritize cases. . Chief Judge Anita M. 6 Capitol riot.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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

The Crime Report

The grand jury heard from another witness on Monday, and is scheduled to meet in court again on Wednesday. The park sits across the street from New York County Criminal Court, where former President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted and where the New York Police Department has erected a number of security barriers.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is among a small group of district attorneys working to dial back decades of tough-on-crime approaches. Statistics on her roughly 100-attorney staff shared with The Imprint show that in 2017, 43 percent were women. Photo by Ashleigh Reddy. That image lives in me,” Becton said.

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