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Alabama legislature advances bill that restricts books ‘harmful to minors’ in public libraries

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.” Generally, a public nuisance refers to any conduct that interferes with the rights of the public and is usually enforced by a state attorney general. Under HB 385, the state attorney general or district attorney can sue for violations. However, the bill keeps the exemption for college and university libraries.

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Concerns Rise on Low Felony Conviction Rates in New Orleans

The Crime Report

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams in New Orleans accompanied by business owners, faith leaders, and city officials, held a gathering to give respect to a 2022 double homicide that killed Kane Sanders and Christopher Cornelius, Andres Fuentes reports for Fox 8.

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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean, Nafi Soumare reports for the Minnesota Reformer. Expungement is available for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor charges, such as theft, forgery or drug possession or sale.

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She Reported Her Medication Was Stolen at a Halfway House. She Was Blamed Instead.

The Crime Report

A judge ordered that it be given to the attorney on the condition that it not be released to anyone else. Starting in 2023, the state will review client complaints as part of its audits. Lucas filed a complaint with management, which, instead of investigating, wrote her up for “medication misconduct.”.

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“Patently False”: Special Counsel Files Blistering Reply to Hunter Biden Motion to Dismiss

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The defendant rejected these counterproposals on August 7, 2023. The government proposed no changes to Paragraph 1 of the Plea Agreement, which required the defendant to plead guilty to two misdemeanors. Probation Officer, a condition precedent to formation that would have brought it into effect.

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Kraken Lawyer Slips Out Of Discipline For Election 2020 Interference

Above The Law

Yes, she pleaded guilty to to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. ” But Powell’s team pointed to the fact that, according to the plea agreement, the misdemeanor counts “are not crimes of moral turpitude.” Powell’s attorney, Robert H.

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A Criminal Case Fifty Years In The Making

The Crime Report

Yet at the press conference and Q & A following the arraignment District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the world that the 34 felony charges brought against defendant Trump were nothing more than the Manhattan office engaging in its everyday prosecution of “bread and butter” white-collar crimes. This lawsuit stems from two lawsuits filed by E.

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