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Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag

JURIST

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, Monday on a misdemeanor count for burning a Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag last month. Right-wing protesters took to city streets last month to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

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Ha.,Ha., Thump: Hawaii Sued by the Babylon Bee and Other Groups Over Speech Crimes

JonathanTurley

We have previously discussed laws that seek to criminalize “materially deceptive” political content worldwide, including memes and parodies. A civil law was blocked in California, where satirists and comedians opposed a Democratic law barring parodies and other expressions considered misleading. 11-303(e). . §

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Coalition of rights groups sues Alabama to block enforcement of law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

JURIST

” Both the Payment and Gift Provisions carry a Class B or C felony penalty. ” Both the Payment and Prefiling Provision carry a Class A misdemeanor penalty. .” ” Both the Payment and Prefiling Provision carry a Class A misdemeanor penalty. Ballot harvesting was the primary motive behind SB 1.

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Indiana House approves legislation to eliminate handgun licensing

JURIST

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. In 2020 , 121,863 applicants were approved. million per year to train local law enforcement officers.

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States Weigh Police Role in Elections

The Crime Report

Despite roundly debunked claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, lawmakers in 42 states have proposed laws trying to tackle the perceived criminal voting wave by proposing new crimes, agencies and criminal penalties.

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NYC Transit Safety Endangered by Reforms, Reduced Enforcement: Paper

The Crime Report

“Over the five arrests made for six of the 10 subway murders since March 2020, four of the suspects, allegedly responsible for five murders among them, had had previous run-ins with the law for alleged or convicted violent offenses.”. felonies fell by 15 percent?helped violent felonies per million rides, it was still 3.1

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‘Zero-Dollar Bail’ Has No Negative Effects on Rearrest

The Crime Report

Since the policy was enacted in June of 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, court appearance rates and rearrest rates have remained steady or dropped since zero-bail policies have been put in place. The trend has only continued. Not everyone has celebrated this new data.