JURIST

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The New York Court of Appeals upheld a New York City law Monday that banned chokehold restraints, thereby rejecting a police union challenge that called the law unconstitutional. The unions scored a victory at the trial level which found the law to be overly vague before an appeals court overturned the decision.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2022

US President Joe Biden Saturday signed into law S.2938 The bill amends current law and clarifies who needs a federal license to buy and sell firearms. It also enhances the background check review process for juveniles and people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat. ” The plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2023

US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut ruled on Friday that Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), which restricts large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and requires permits before purchasing a firearm, is constitutional. Violations of the law are considered a misdemeanor. Police are exempt from the law.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 20, 2021

Supreme Court clarified when police may enter the home without a warrant. It held that, under the Fourth Amendment , the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always (or categorically) qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless entry into a home. The California Court of Appeal also affirmed.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously in Lange v. California that, under the Fourth Amendment, pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always or categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying warrantless entry into a home.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2024

Additionally, if municipalities pass authorizing legislation, county or municipal attorneys may also enforce the law. The bill also removes the public library exemption from the state’s criminal obscenity laws. This means that state governments are free to pass laws that limit obscene speech.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2023

Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” ” The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Fayetteville Division. Judge Brooks ruled that the law is unconstitutional because it is overbroad and vague.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Monday signed House Bill 1571 into law, which prohibits protestors from demonstrating outside of private residences. Protestors now face second degree misdemeanor charges with the possible punishment of 60 days in jail and fines of up to $500. It then passed in March. .”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 3, 2021

over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest, was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for criminal contempt of court. The initial dispute originated in 2011 after an Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5 The appeals court upheld Judge Kaplan’s findings in 2016.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

The complaint filed in the District of Columbia stated: “Gray is charged with civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor offenses. Isaacs is charged with destruction of documents, a felony, and related misdemeanors, and Hallon is charged with misdemeanor offenses.”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 28, 2022

Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. So, what are the things we do that get YOU thinking this could be the best career decision you make as a Criminal Law Paralegal? Conflict Checks.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Virginia law states that any motorist pulled over for driving 20 miles per hour or more about the limit (to an excess of 80 mph in any speed limit) the driver is eligible to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor violation. At the court stage, the courts amended or dismissed misdemeanor speeding charges 42 percent of the time.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2022

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. Instead, such pattern evidence can be weighed in the sentencing on the misdemeanor charges.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2023

A federal court in Guam Friday denied a request to reinstate a total abortion ban on the island of Guam. Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the District Court of Guam ruled that the original permanent injunction from 1990, which blocked Public Law No. Public Law No. 20-134 , should remain in effect.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2024

In January 2024, Batten pleaded guilty to “one felony count of possessing an unregistered destructive device” and “one misdemeanor count of intentionally damaging a reproductive health services facility, in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.”

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

After an investigation found that tens of thousands of Californians still have felonies, misdemeanors and other cannabis convictions on their records, despite a 2018 law that required the state to clear, a new law will set new deadlines to dismiss and seal many cannabis convictions in the state, reports Kiera Feldman for the Los Angeles Times.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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.) or a misdemeanor offense.

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MorneauLaw

MAY 20, 2023

Can I Record My Spouse or Co-Parent for Court? That leads many people to believe that a recording may help their parenting or divorce case in court. Illegal Recordings One-party consent is not allowed by New Hampshire law, including telephone calls or in-person conversations. appeared first on Morneau Law.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 15, 2021

6 attack, a misdemeanor with a sentence of up to six months, in a plea deal that could set a benchmark for hundreds of other cases, reports Reuters. Jessica and Joshua Bustle of Bristow were the first to reach such an agreement with prosecutors on a misdemeanor charge. Capitol during the Jan.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 14, 2023

A man who shot and killed an alleged mugger in Queens returned to court last week on weapons charges after police officers recovered an ‘arsenal’ of illegal firearms from his apartment. Foehner has been charged with seven felony counts under state law and one misdemeanor under New York City administrative law.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Supreme Court Weighs Limits of ‘Hot Pursuit’ by Police; The court has said that the police need no warrants to enter the homes of fleeing felons; Does that exception also apply to people suspected of minor crimes?” Supreme Court appears tilted toward allowing some searches without warrants.”

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The Crime Report

APRIL 1, 2022

Instead of prosecuting individuals arrested for misdemeanors and other selected offenses, the DA’s office pays BTTM to “engage” with them. Many people who get arrested for misdemeanors are unemployed or underemployed, so BTTM helps them develop a five-to-seven-year plan for obtaining a good-paying job.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Walsh — As readers of the FDA Law Blog know, the FDC Act is a strict liability criminal enforcement statute that can impose criminal misdemeanor penalties on a person without any showing of intent. His arguments were rejected by the district court, and the 9th Circuit affirmed the felony conviction. By JP Ellison & Anne K.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act during the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota’s law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. To be eligible, people must remain crime free during a court-ordered “waiting period,” which can vary from zero to five years.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Participation in California’s drug courts decreased statewide by 67 percent between 2014 and 2018. In California, aignificantly fewer people are choosing to go to drug court, in part because the penalties for drug possession were reduced by the passage of Proposition 47 in 2014, reports KPVI.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 1, 2021

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases last week. California , which involves whether police pursuits for misdemeanors justify a warrantless entry, an issue which has divided the lower courts. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two other cases. ” The most-closely watched case is Lange v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, Monday on a misdemeanor count for burning a Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag last month. Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that monitors hate crimes and extremism, has designated the Proud Boys as a hate group.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

New York is moving to end a requirement that law school graduates report past arrests and police interactions short of convictions in order to become practicing attorneys, following a new report finding that excessive screening discourages people of color from applying to law school and the bar, reports Bloomberg News.

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JURIST

JUNE 28, 2022

Court documents indicate Gardner joined other individuals in confronting “law enforcement officers on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol.” Court documents indicate Sargent joined a “crowd of rioters illegally on the Capitol grounds on Jan 6.” The post Three men plead guilty to charges related to Jan.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 7, 2023

Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down a major ruling in favor of the Second Amendment rights of ex-felons. At issue was the federal “felon-in-possession” law—18 U.S.C. § The federal law makes it “unlawful for any person. 922(g)(1), which bars ex-felons from possession of firearms.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 18, 2022

New legal filings in Texas describe an ongoing and consistent pattern of men being illegally detained for a month or more as their cases stagnate in overwhelmed courts, reports Click2Houston.com.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

After the previous district attorney moved last year to dump 66,000 marijuana convictions that took place before voters passed the state law legalizing recreational marijuana use, Gascón said his office was able to identify tens of thousands more eligible cases by combing L.A. County court records.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Environmental activists protesting climate change inaction who shut down the largest US energy export port for a day agreed Friday to pay for the cost of first responders and court costs to settle state criminal charges, according to Reuters. The protestors faced up to two years in prison under the law and fines of up to $500,000.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 15, 2022

According to a recent study released by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, zero-dollar cash bail has had no negative effect on clients’ ability to follow through with their court requirements — like appearing in court, Knock LA, a nonprofit journalism project, reports. The trend has only continued.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. This is the loss of the least serious charge, but prosecutors lost more than just a misdemeanor conviction in the decision. It was clear that the court was sustaining defense objections.

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