JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld an Indiana law requiring medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state. Failure to comply with the law is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison and $1,000 in fines.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would eliminate handgun licensing in the state. Current Indiana law requires individuals to apply for a handgun license. Individuals must fill out an application, submit their fingerprints and complete local law enforcement agency processing.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

A “second chance law” in Indiana expunges criminal records after five to eight years. The Indiana law allows individuals to get those old criminal records expunged after they’ve remained out of trouble for five or eight years, depending on the offense, reports WRTV Indianapolis.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In terms of legislation, Detroit City Council approved a new local law this week that will allow law enforcement to seize firearms from anyone convicted of a misdemeanor related to domestic violence, according to the Detroit Free Press. . The council members named the ordinance after Sgt.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

But when it comes to arresting students for so-called “disruption” — the most subjective of all school-based offenses, which can entail protests and even the filming of misbehaving school police officers — officers’ outsize power is potentially unconstitutional, argue the authors of a paper published in the Lewis & Clark Law Review.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . ” New Mexico and Oregon.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Last year, the Kellem family started early by bagging a 30-pound wild Turkey in Indiana when it went smashing through their rental car window. In the eyes of the law, Tom is simply an Eastern wild turkey worth $300. He later confessed.

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