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California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

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California prosecutors on Friday charged Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) — one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US — with involuntary manslaughter, finding a connection between the utility’s equipment and the deaths of four people in the 2020 Zogg Fire.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

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Steven Donziger, a former attorney who has spent decades battling Chevron Corp. The post Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. The initial dispute originated in 2011 after an Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5

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Rittenhouse Trial: Why Was a 17-Year-Old Carrying a Firearm in Public?

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25, 2020, the prosecutors raised questions about why he inserted himself at the scene — and his use of the deadly weapon. 25, 2020, Rittenhouse simply took the M&P 15, and attached the rifle sling he bought at a sporting goods store earlier that day. Legal Claim to Self Defense? . Photo by Shoot Smart Fort Worth via Flickr.

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Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

The Crime Report

While the legislation passed earlier this year didn’t address police directly, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gills says it will add a “new hurdle” for any prosecutor attempting to charge an officer, reports PBS. The yearly toll reached a new high of 1,021 fatal shootings in 2020. In Washington, D.C.,

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” And, there are no federal laws mandating gun storage practices after the owner takes position of a legally purchased firearm. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Cassie Chew.

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The Secret Success of Federal Probationers

The Crime Report

These reports are part of the Commission’s statutory mandate and provide vital information and analysis to attorneys, scholars and the public. Unfortunately, the Commission’s July 2020 report on Federal Probation and Supervised Release Violations contains a major mistake that greatly overstates the dangerousness of federal probationers.

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Why Did Texas Cops Seize $42K From This Man?

The Crime Report

In addition to challenging the perverse financial incentives built into civil forfeiture, the class action lawsuit highlights problems with police notions of “consent”—an important legal question when officers take property using civil forfeiture. But he soon found himself in a back room answering questions without an attorney.