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Four cases on the February calendar, including one that’s the answer to a trivia question

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court has announced a four-case February calendar. Did the Court of Appeal err in ruling that the trial court adequately exercised its discretion to determine whether the juvenile’s offenses were felonies or misdemeanors as required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 702 and In re Manzy W. In re F.M. :

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Michigan Leadership Enacts Laws to Reform State’s Juvenile Justice System

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or a misdemeanor offense. The Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform found that in 2019 nearly half of all cases initiated in juvenile court in Michigan were for repeatedly missing school or property crimes and that more than 60 percent of youth placed in detention committed a status (truancy, curfew violations, running away, etc.)

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Juvenile offenses opinion filing tomorrow

At the Lectern

Opinions in the five March calendar cases should file by June 5. is expected to decide whether the Court of Appeal erred in ruling that the trial court adequately exercised its discretion to determine whether the juvenile’s offenses were felonies or misdemeanors as required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 702 and In re Manzy W

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. A second activist who filmed the action was convicted of felony conspiracy to commit criminal mischief and conspiracy trespass, a misdemeanor.

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February argument calendar includes immigration, voting-rights cases

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court on Thursday released the calendar for its February argument session, which begins on Feb. 24): Whether the exception to the general warrant requirement for police who are in hot pursuit of a suspect applies when police are pursuing a suspect whom they believe committed a misdemeanor. California (Feb. United States v.

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Subpoena Wars: Washington is on a Path to Mutually Assured Destruction

JonathanTurley

Putting aside such mitigating circumstances, the problem for the Justice Department could be the calendar: Despite moving at an uncharacteristically fast pace, the Navarro case likely will extend beyond November’s midterms. Navarro claims he offered to compromise with the committee but that he was asserting his right to remain silent.

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The Proper Way to Impeach: Why Steve Bannon was Right for the Wrong Reason

JonathanTurley

The House now has credible, compelling evidence that the president may have committed high crimes and misdemeanors. As I told the committee yesterday, “the Constitution is now on your side, the calendar is not.” That is how an impeachment inquiry should begin. So why not just declare the president guilty?