Criminal Law Government Legal Misdemeanor 
JonathanTurley
MARCH 27, 2021
That creates a dangerously fluid and subjective basis for criminal charge, even a misdemeanor. All persons guilty of an affray shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. . — Whoever shall resist, obstruct, or oppose any officer as defined in s. 775.082 or s. Affrays and riots. —. (1)?
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
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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The Crime Report
APRIL 11, 2022
And yet, stigmatizing those who use drugs persists, even as our governments declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Privileging a hard line on drug legalization or decriminalization, policy goals which may well prove impossible to reach, the camp has alienated police officers who could prove to be natural allies.
FDA Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The JAMA editorial notes that there are few Park cases for two primary reasons: [The government] may lead. First, regardless of Park, under the FDC Act, any individual who commits an FDC Act violation can be held liable for a strict liability misdemeanor, regardless of whether the individual is a responsible corporate officer.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 5, 2021
Forcible touching is a class A misdemeanor. Yet, justices would likely have reversed on the incorporation of allegations from an array of women at trial for uncharged criminal conduct. For the purposes of this section, forcible touching includes squeezing, grabbing or pinching. It simply did not have to reach that issue.
The Crime Report
MAY 28, 2021
Moreover, immigration screening, although it takes place in jails, is not accompanied by the same procedural protections as criminal law that is meant to stop government overreach. Although he explained he is a legal U.S. citizen to employees at the jail, he had no way of legally contesting the detainer while in custody.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
It turns out that it is not even a misdemeanor to shoot a porn scene in a Senate hearing room and then post it on the Internet. The decision officially confirms for many that Congress can be legally obscene. The question may be whether this was access under legal authority for a staffer. There is also 18 U.S.C. Under 18 U.S.C.
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