JURIST
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The US Supreme Court, in a split decision, issued a brief statement on Thursday refusing to reinstate a Florida law that targets drag shows. Kavanaugh and Barrett appeared to disagree with the grounds upon which the state of Florida appealed the lower court’s ruling. ” The case at issue , Griffen v. .”
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues.
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Texas authorities say they have the right to keep it under civil forfeiture statutes. The result is not only the erosion of constitutional rights, but also loss of respect for law enforcement, which a University of Central Florida study confirms. Photo courtesy Institute for Justice.
The Crime Report
MAY 16, 2022
In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. You’re asking people to pay for their freedom and young poor people, primarily of color, don’t have that ability.”. The Peril of ‘Dangerousness’.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
It is a curious call for a governor to make after he ran ads in Florida calling on people to “join us in California.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Gavin Newsom (D., for kidnapping charges against Gov.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. This year saw more Black Friday lawsuits from injuries in prior years (generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations).
The Crime Report
APRIL 4, 2023
Turns out the payments of hush money to at least two women—misdemeanor offenses—were not really what these indictments were all about. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. The unsealed indictment of The People of the State of New York against Donald J.
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