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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

Attorney Matthew M. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry , former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarri and William Todd Wilson , regional leader of the Oath Keepers , have also been charged in relation to the riot.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

The harm reduction organization Eleyvst , the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A) , and the data firm RIWI sought to do just that with their new, ambitious public opinion survey. And yet, stigmatizing those who use drugs persists, even as our governments declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.

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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

The recent rape of a woman on a train in Pennsylvania has shocked and disgusted the nation, particularly after passengers did nothing to help the woman as she was allegedly attacked by Fiston Ngoy, 35. Now police are reportedly considering criminal charges against passengers who filmed the rape and did not call the police.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people.

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Biden’s Classified-Records Headache is Garland’s Special-Counsel Nightmare

JonathanTurley

The discovery (and later addition of a second batch of classified material at a second location) is magnifying the inherently conflicted position of Attorney General Merrick Garland. There indeed are obvious differences in the two cases, but the underlying danger of a misdemeanor charge still remains in both.

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Biden’s Closet: It is Not the Crime But the Clarity That Concerns the Press and Pundits

JonathanTurley

” Washington is in full spin control with pundits who previously said that even a misdemeanor conviction of Trump should bar him from ever running again for federal office. Instead, the Bidens found another source at the University of Pennsylvania to cover their office needs.