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

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. I have a legal education.” ” Under Section 948.60(2)(a)

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). A recent study published by Brandon del Pozo (the former Burlington, Vt.

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Miami Woman Arrested After Allegedly Posing As Student To Get Kids To Follow Her On Instagram

JonathanTurley

I can understand interference with an educational institution but she is also charged with burglary, WFOR reported. The state criminal code at Section 810.02 ” Thus, the basis could be that she intended to interfere with an educational institution and the school was not open to the public. The charges are odd.

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Bowling Green State Student Charged with Defacing Pro-Life Center

JonathanTurley

Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio charged Durant with a “federal misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.” Before trashing the table, she told the students, “You’re not educating s–t […] This is f–king propaganda. What are you going to do, like, anti-trans next? This is bulls–t.

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Patients Went to This Isolated Facility for Treatment. Instead, Nearly Two Dozen Were Charged With Crimes.

The Crime Report

The charges in all but one of the 40 cases were elevated from misdemeanors to felonies based on legal technicalities allowed under Illinois law — that the altercations happened at a “public place” or that the victim was a medical professional — rather than the seriousness of the acts. We are not a criminal law enforcement entity.

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Alvin Bragg and The Art of Not Taking Law Too Seriously

JonathanTurley

He replied “An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn’t take his education too seriously.” After the first week of testimony, the trial of Donald Trump is increasingly looking like a mad prosecution machine by lawyers who don’t take law too seriously. The premise of the prosecution always had that Rube Goldberg feel.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

Rittenhouse is facing six charges that range from first-degree homicide to a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon. At this stage, the prosecution may celebrate even a misdemeanor conviction. It is either the product of systemic errors or systemic racism. Prosecution’s bumpy start, and finish.

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