2023 Misdemeanor Statute 
The Crime Report
JANUARY 10, 2023
Washington’s Supreme Court declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute unconstitutional in 2021 because it made possession a felony, whether someone was aware of the drugs being on them or not. Lawmakers responded to the ruling by temporarily making drug possession a simple misdemeanor.
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. Ron DeSantis signed the law, known as the Protection of Children Act, in 2023. Florida Gov.
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JURIST
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The bill creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. billion in state funding for the costs of implementing the new criminal statute. million migrants entering the US in 2023, topping the previous high from 2022.
Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2025
Todd Blanche had to quit Cadwalader when he took on Trumps defense in 2023 representing Trump was a redline for deep-pocketed clients who wanted nothing to do with Muslim bans or rape allegations. The legislature may want to change it but as far as the “rule of law” goes, Trump violated this statute.
The Crime Report
APRIL 4, 2023
Turns out the payments of hush money to at least two women—misdemeanor offenses—were not really what these indictments were all about. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. Instead, Kaplan postponed indefinitely Carroll’s first lawsuit that had been scheduled for April 10, 2023.
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