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

The Crime Report

For decades, attorneys, activists, academics, and even judges have openly critiqued the War on Drugs and its associated harsh enforcement policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing. The relationship between anti-gun and anti-drug initiatives becomes clear when looking at felony convictions.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

However, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , less than 3 percent of criminal cases have gone to trial in the last five decades. But they were still frog-marched into a plea bargain by their defense attorney or the prosecutor or the judge or some combination thereof. Photo by Brandy Brewer.

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Hunter Biden’s 7% Solution: Using Addiction to Excuse Corruption

JonathanTurley

Rather than prosecuting Hunter Biden for a felony in lying on a federal gun form, it is sending him into a diversion program due to an addiction that he says he was able to break years ago. The Justice Department also appears to have latched on to the 7% solution.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

to be charged criminally for transporting 36 people to Sacramento. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges.

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What Europe Can Teach Us About Ending Mass Incarceration

The Crime Report

On April 13, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos staked her position on sentencing for a man convicted of a misdemeanor and a low-level felony. solidify its place as an exporter of law and policy. solidify its place as an exporter of law and policy.

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The Odor of Mendacity: 2024 Could Turn on Smell of Selective Prosecution from Georgia to New York

JonathanTurley

District Attorney Fani Willis had described Wade as “ a Southern gentleman. In New York, the legislature changed the statute of limitations to allow Trump to be sued while New York Attorney General Letitia James effectively ran on a pledge of selectively prosecuting him. Fulton County, Ga. Me, not so much.” and Maurice C.

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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

There is no question that the best course in dealing with a felonious president is to first remove the president from office through the impeachment process and then indict the former president in the wake of the Senate conviction. It is the type of question that Attorney General Merrick Garland should be eager to answer.

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