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DOJ continues pursuing January 6 cases

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday announced new charges and convictions for those involved with the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. The DOJ charged an attorney for the Oath Keepers militia group with conspiracy and obstruction. Her website states that she is a former Assistant District Attorney.

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Justice Arguelles to be remembered at December oral argument session

At the Lectern

d)) was a serious felony (id., §§ 667, subd. (a)(1), New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. show that the case was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation in order to recover attorney fees? Code, § 243, subd. (d)) a)(1), 1192.7, See Apprendi v. 466; Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296; Cunningham v.

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December calendar will include murder-by-poison conviction of mother who used drugs during pregnancy and while nursing

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show that the case was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation in order to recover attorney fees? d)) was a serious felony (id., §§ 667, subd. (a)(1), New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. Brand : Must a prevailing defendant in an action under the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Gov. Code, § 81000 et seq.) Code, § 243, subd. (d))

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Opponents of Bail Reform Rely on ‘Fear Tactics,’ Conference Told  

The Crime Report

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. Two and a half months into bail reform crime in New York City had gone up 20 percent.”. That is what is happening.”. percent of total arrests and 20.2

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New Jersey Puts ‘Fair Chance Housing’ on the National Agenda

The Crime Report

On June 18, New Jersey Gov. During a ceremony to commemorate Juneteenth, he described the new law as a step to “level what has been for too long an uneven playing field when it comes to access to housing,” explaining that it will bar landlords from asking about criminal history in most instances. New Jersey.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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New Jersey Appellate Court Affirmed State Authority to Take Easements for Coastal Protection Projects. State of New Jersey v North Beach 1003, LLC , Nos. New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation. Friends of the Wild Swan v. June 1, 2017).

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

The Crime Report

Seven other states require a “good cause or special need” to carry a concealed gun in public under statutes like the New York law that are now at risk. Those states include Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and California.

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