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“‘Hot Pursuit’ Doesn’t Always Justify Entry, Supreme Court Rules; The mere flight of a person suspected of a minor crime, without more, does not allow police officers to enter homes without warrants, the court said”

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JUNE 23, 2021

“‘Hot Pursuit’ Doesn’t Always Justify Entry, Supreme Court Rules; The mere flight of a person suspected of a minor crime, without more, does not allow police officers to enter homes without warrants, the court said”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. .”

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Petitions of the week: Three Second Amendment petitions and a Wiretap Act claim against Facebook

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 15, 2021

Raymond Holloway cannot possess firearms because of a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit disagreed, determining that Holloway’s DUI was “serious” enough to consider him an “unvirtuous citizen.” Holloway v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The statement could effectively knock out the misdemeanor gun possession count — the one count that could still be in play for the jury after the prosecution’s case on the more serious offense appeared to collapse in court. For example, he pressed Rittenhouse on why he did not just purchase a handgun rather than an AR-15.

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No sentencing enhancements for recklessness convictions under federal Armed Career Criminal Act

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

The case came to the court after Charles Borden Jr. At sentencing, the government sought an enhancement under the ACCA; it claimed that three of Borden’s prior felony convictions were violent felonies. He asserted that one of the felonies the government cited included recklessness, and, therefore, was not a violent felony.

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A no-straight-grant Wednesday conference

At the Lectern

MARCH 24, 2022

Immunity for law enforcement : The court granted-and-held in Nelson v. County of Riverside , which is expected to decide whether immunity under Government Code section 821.6 Supreme Court, which, in reversing a First District, Division Five, decision ( People v. In a rare ruling, the court granted review in Munoz v.

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Freedom of Movement: Understanding Immigration Through The Lens Of Jaywalking Laws

The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. When someone ‘jaywalks’ from the Mexican side of the border to the U.S. Decriminalizing jaywalking was a measure of equity.

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

MAY 12, 2021

This includes Virginia state court rulings that the statute must be confined to speech that has “a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom, individually, [the language is] addressed.” As the United States Supreme Court ruled in National Ass’n for the Advancement of Colored People v.

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2023

By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. In her dissent, Sotomayor warned that the majority’s approach allows the government to argue that myriad low-level misdemeanors as aggravated felonies, including purchasing a fake ID or failing to report a crime.

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Supreme Court Justices Weigh Constitutionality of Disarming Domestic Abusers

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During Prelogar’s oral argument, she contended that the government should be able to prohibit possession of firearms by individuals who are not “law-abiding,” which the arguments defined as being convicted of a felony, and also by those who are “dangerous” or “not responsible.”

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Supreme Court will hear forum selection and workers’ comp cases, but it turns down two animal rights matters; also, there’s one separate statement

At the Lectern

DECEMBER 14, 2023

At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court ruled on a robust 164 matters. The court granted review in EpicentRx, Inc. Had the defendant’s conviction been of a misdemeanor instead of later reduced to a misdemeanor, lifetime registration would have been discretionary instead of mandatory.

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Utah Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Stomping on “Back The Blue” Sign

JonathanTurley

JULY 11, 2021

which states a person who commits any primary offense — such as misdemeanor property destruction — with the intent to “intimidate or terrorize another person or with reason to believe that his action would intimidate or terrorize that person” is subject to a class B misdemeanor primary offense becoming a class A misdemeanor.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. It demands to be governed by as universal a rule of apportioning responsibility as is available.”

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS Supreme Court Sent Other Climate Cases Back to Lower Appellate Courts for Review of Other Grounds for Removal. The Court vacated the judgments in the three cases and remanded them for further consideration in light of its decision in BP p.l.c. Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil Corp. , 3:20-cv-01555 (D.

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Travis County Judges Can’t Hear Appeals From Migrants Arrested Under Texas Border Security Push, Court Rules

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“ Travis County judges can’t hear appeals from migrants arrested under Texas border security push, court rules ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. 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.

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No, Whitmer Should Not Be Impeached

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Gretchen Whitmer for her misrepresentation of a state supreme court ruling that she violated the state constitution in her pandemic orders, a false account echoed by NBC’s Chuck Todd. It does not use “high crime or misdemeanors.” I have been highly critical of Gov.

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The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 10, 2024

The hearings this week may reveal conduct that reaches the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. It is also true, in my opinion, that none of those things amount to high crimes and misdemeanors warranting his impeachment. If Mayorkas is violating federal law, he can be brought to court to enjoin his actions.

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Paralegal Brief

“‘Hot Pursuit’ Doesn’t Always Justify Entry, Supreme Court Rules; The mere flight of a person suspected of a minor crime, without more, does not allow police officers to enter homes without warrants, the court said”

Petitions of the week: Three Second Amendment petitions and a Wiretap Act claim against Facebook

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

No sentencing enhancements for recklessness convictions under federal Armed Career Criminal Act

A no-straight-grant Wednesday conference

Freedom of Movement: Understanding Immigration Through The Lens Of Jaywalking Laws

Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

Supreme Court Justices Weigh Constitutionality of Disarming Domestic Abusers

Supreme Court will hear forum selection and workers’ comp cases, but it turns down two animal rights matters; also, there’s one separate statement

Utah Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Stomping on “Back The Blue” Sign

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Travis County Judges Can’t Hear Appeals From Migrants Arrested Under Texas Border Security Push, Court Rules

August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

No, Whitmer Should Not Be Impeached

The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

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