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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6 We didn’t get to this problem overnight.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

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police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. Polling in Portland, Ore.,

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When Your Criminal Case Is Dropped, But Your Mugshot Lives Forever

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A single online mugshot, for even a minor non-violent misdemeanor, can become a barrier to getting a job, finding housing, or forming personal relationships, regardless of whether someone is ever convicted of a crime. As the so-called “victim,” he had the legal right to speak directly with the prosecutor. A Reputation Damaged.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Normally, criminal actions will cut off legal causation, though not always.

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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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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. Oregon Federal Court Ordered Settlement Negotiations Between Federal Government and Juliana Plaintiffs.

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