JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
The men were sentenced in the District of Columbia. Attorney Matthew M. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Now, Robertson and Fracker must serve 87 months in prison, complete 36 months supervised release and pay restitution of $2,000.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
While CAP laws have been enacted in 29 states and the District of Columbia, the trigger for liability varies from state to state. 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?
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 6, 2018
The federal district court for the District of Columbia concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider an action challenging President Trump’s Executive Order on “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” because the plaintiffs had failed to establish that they had standing to sue.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. When Attorney General Janet Reno and I and others first started this work, there was very little discussion about reentry. One of the things I’m very proud of is the work that we did [at John Jay College] through the Misdemeanor Justice Project.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
this would constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Prosecutions for violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be on information filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. (a-1) Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 4, 2021
On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. “Valve Turner” Defendants Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property. On July 30, 2021, the U.S. Conservation Law Foundation v. Shell Oil Co. ,
JURIST
JANUARY 13, 2021
” Acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin said that the scope and scale of the DOJ’s investigation into the attack is “unprecedented.” He wanted to clarify that while many of the initial charges seem minor, like misdemeanor trespass charges, this is only the beginning.
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