SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2021

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that when police are pursuing someone for a misdemeanor, that pursuit does not automatically create the kind of emergency that allows the officer to follow the suspect into a home without a warrant. This post was originally published at Howe on the Court.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“Supreme Court to debate whether misdemeanors can be a foot in the door for warrantless home search”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 23, 2021

Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police officers who are pursuing a misdemeanor suspect aren’t necessarily entitled to enter a home without a… Developing: The U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The post Justices hear argument on whether “hot pursuit” for misdemeanors allows police to enter home without a warrant appeared first on SCOTUSblog. The evidence used to convict Lange was obtained by a California highway patrol officer, who had followed Lange in.

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JURIST

MAY 21, 2022

The case traces back to 1993 when petitioner-appellant Daniel Doubek received a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence after he broke into his estranged wife’s home and proclaimed threats. The DOJ found that his “conviction constituted a disqualifying ‘misdemeanor crime of domestic violence’ under federal law.”

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Chutkan acknowledged that Mazzocco had pleaded guilty only to one misdemeanor count of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building,” a common charge for many of the rioters. Mazzocco posted photos of himself on Facebook in the Capitol on Jan.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 20, 2021

It held that, under the Fourth Amendment , the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always (or categorically) qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless entry into a home. The State charged Lange with the misdemeanor of driving under the influence. California, 594 U.S. _ (2021) , the U.S.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The decree stated that misdemeanors and violations will be pardoned. This amnesty included crimes of desertion and misdemeanors. Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Thursday (Legislative Decree No 36 of 2023) granting amnesty for certain crimes committed before the decree was issued, subject to conditions.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The unions scored a victory at the trial level which found the law to be overly vague before an appeals court overturned the decision. The latest ruling affirms the appeals court reversal and leaves the citywide ban intact.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

The complaint filed in the District of Columbia stated: “Gray is charged with civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor offenses. Isaacs is charged with destruction of documents, a felony, and related misdemeanors, and Hallon is charged with misdemeanor offenses.”

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ABA Journal

MAY 24, 2023

A Wisconsin lawyer chose jail over community service Tuesday for spitting on a Black teenager during a 2020 protest. Shorewood, Wisconsin, lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, 67,…

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

” Anyone found to be in violation fo the law would be charged with a misdemeanor. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the law back in May, effectively targeting drag shows by prohibiting minors from attending “adult live performances.”

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

Protestors now face second degree misdemeanor charges with the possible punishment of 60 days in jail and fines of up to $500. Should protestors not disperse, however, the bill makes any violation a misdemeanor in the second degree. The Florida House of Representatives first introduced the bill in January. It then passed in March.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2023

Director Nils Muižnieks issued his statement after Greece’s Court of Appeal of Mytilene dropped some of the misdemeanor charges previously laid against the volunteers. The statute of limitations for the remaining misdemeanor charges against the two will expire in February. All we want is justice. We want this to go to trial.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter Seefried were found guilty “ of felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.” ” However, Hunter Seefried was acquitted on three charges.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2022

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. Instead, such pattern evidence can be weighed in the sentencing on the misdemeanor charges.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Under the 2019 law, judges must release those charged with misdemeanors or most nonviolent felonies on their own recognizance or under “non-monetary conditions.” ” However, for all violent felonies and some nonviolent felonies, like sex offenses, judges can still set monetary bail.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 18, 2021

Now, the couple has been allowed to plead to two minor misdemeanors in the conclusion of a highly politicized case. Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault while Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment. Gardner spent a huge amount of time and money on this effort in order to secure these misdemeanors.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2022

It also enhances the background check review process for juveniles and people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, the bill would classify such an offense as a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a sentence of up to 180 days in jail. As passed by the House, HB 4 provides strict penalties for migrants who enter Texas from another country without authorization.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

The study by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School focused on the results of reforms introduced in Harris County, Texas, which was required by federal consent decree to change bail policy for misdemeanor charges five years ago. from 2015 to May 2022.

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2023

Would-be violators face a Class A misdemeanor charge, which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail or a fine of up to $4,000. A previous version of the bill classified drag shows as sexually-oriented performances and was subject to criticism from state house Democrats who said the bill targeted LGBTQ people.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2021

California that, under the Fourth Amendment, pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always or categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying warrantless entry into a home. The officer then questioned Lange and ultimately charged him with two vehicle code misdemeanors and an infraction.

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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. Florida Gov.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Thursday moved to vacate 188 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight New York City Police Department officers. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. This request represents part of an ongoing review by the DA Office’s Post-Conviction Justice Unit of more than 1,100 cases connected to a list of 22 former NYPD officers.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Walsh — As readers of the FDA Law Blog know, the FDC Act is a strict liability criminal enforcement statute that can impose criminal misdemeanor penalties on a person without any showing of intent. Richard Marschall, a “naturopathic doctor,” had been convicted in 2017 for a misdemeanor violation of the FDC Act for selling misbranded drugs.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Virginia law states that any motorist pulled over for driving 20 miles per hour or more about the limit (to an excess of 80 mph in any speed limit) the driver is eligible to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor violation. At the court stage, the courts amended or dismissed misdemeanor speeding charges 42 percent of the time.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Actor Jonathan Majors is set to go on trial Wednesday to face charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, during a car ride to his home, Jonah E. Bromwich reports for the New York Times.

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JURIST

JUNE 17, 2021

The bill makes the possession of 14 grams or less a misdemeanor in all cases and limits the fine for possession to $100 with no jail time. 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 will take effect on August 1.

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JURIST

JUNE 20, 2023

Biden plans to plead guilty to both misdemeanor tax charges. He faces the same charge for 2018, in which Department of Justice (DOJ) officials claims he once again failed to pay $100,000 worth of income tax by the April 2019 deadline for his 2018 earnings. Specifically, the DOJ document defines him as a “drug addict” under 21 § U.S.C.

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JURIST

JUNE 26, 2022

The offense for an initial violation of this law is considered a petty offense—but, if an individual does not either stop recording or move further away after a verbal warning, they can be convicted of a Class 3 misdemeanor. This legislation, sponsored by former police officer and Republican Rep.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) has pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor after he was caught on videotape pulling a fire alarm in the middle of a key vote to avoid a government shutdown. The misdemeanor was the charge that I discussed when this first arose.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

this would constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Expungement is available for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor charges, such as theft, forgery or drug possession or sale. The clinic will help the 5 percent of people eligible for expungement go through the process. billion in cumulative wages are lost every year in Minnesota due to convictions that should be expunged.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 7, 2022

According to some sources on the bench, government plea deals in most misdemeanor cases, which make up 90 percent of pleas, are forcing judges to choose whether short jail terms or years of probation pose a stronger deterrent as prosecutors so far have focused on closing less serious cases to marshal resources for more complex trials ahead.

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JURIST

JUNE 14, 2022

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Coeur d’Alene police originally arrested 31 group members on Saturday after a 911 call reported men in riot gear near a local pride event who “looked like a little army.”.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Wanda Bertram, communications strategist for the Prison Policy Initiative, argued states can make changes in pretrial systems like Connecticut’s move to end cash bail for all but a few misdemeanor offenses and reform probation and parole practices.

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