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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. This is not the only litigation involving Texas and the federal government over immigration. The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Second Chance Justice

The Crime Report

But what happens when a night of drinking leads to a felony? . The cops were called, and the boys were charged with shoplifting, a low-level felony. As a result of full litigation, the case took nearly two years to resolve and ended with the kid pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

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The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

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. One more thing I would say is key for the Criminal Law Paralegal (and all litigation paralegals!) Knowing the Rules of Evidence. Meet the Author.

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Appellate Court Upholds $25 Million Award Against Oberlin in Mob Action Against Family Grocery

JonathanTurley

Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. The two patriarchs of the family died during the course of this litigation. Raimondo recently left the college ). President Ambar would not even apologize to this family.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. If convicted of a felony, the maximum penalty is $20,000 and/or up to five years imprisonment. For a misdemeanor, the maximum penalty is $10,000 and/or up to one-year imprisonment. However, possession for roaming animals has been litigated.

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

SCOTUSBlog

Share Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” Pugin pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony, while Cordero-Garcia was convicted of dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.

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No Walk in the Park: JAMA Editorial Calls for More Park Prosecutions; We Disagree

FDA Law Blog

We note our prior writings on the subject, which extend to five pages of posts , We note further that the JAMA editorial cites our own John Fleder , which makes sense since John is one of the foremost experts on Park liability from his time at the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Litigation as well as private practice with our firm.