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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . In January, both the American Bar Association (ABA) and the consulting firm Moss Adams LLP released two reports, detailing a public defender shortage in Western American states.

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Louisiana governor signs bill eliminating jail time for possession of marijuana

JURIST

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed a new law on Tuesday that eliminates prison time for the possession of modest amounts of marijuana. The new law is the latest move away from Louisiana’s traditionally strict stance on the drug. The new law will take effect on August 1.

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The Second Trump Senate Trial: Think Belknap Not Blount

JonathanTurley

The impeachment of Senator William Blount of Tennessee may have been the most interesting both factually and legally. Factually, Blount stood accused of a conspiracy with Great Britain to take over territory in Florida and Louisiana (where Blount owned considerable property). William Blount (1798-99). … 7.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. C20134963 (Ariz.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Tenth Circuit vacated and remanded the exemptions after EPA moved for vacatur and voluntary remand, conceding that it did not analyze determinative legal questions regarding the refineries’ eligibility for the extensions. Louisiana v. Circuit granted the motion on May 26, 2021. Renewable Fuels Association v. 21-9518 (10th Cir.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

Last May, in an ongoing legal challenge to Becton’s authority first filed in 2020, five white female prosecutors — Mary Knox, Alison Chandler, Mary Blumberg, Rachel Piersig and Jill Henderson — filed a federal lawsuit against Contra Costa County and its DA’s office. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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