Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
But, for my money, the most WTF moment (and in the year of our lord 2025, that is saying SOMETHING) is that Day hung a portrait of none other than Adolf Hitler in the courthouse. In another incident, according to court records, Day had developed a friendship with a former Navy SEAL who had pleaded guilty to a felony DUI charge in his court.
JURIST
JUNE 3, 2024
The court granted the case certiorari and added it to its docket for the 2024 to 2025 term. United States and reassess the definition of a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S. Code § 924(c)(3). ” However, this definition has emerged as controversial as courts have disagreed over applying the definition.
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The Crime Report
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act during the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota’s law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. The clinic will help the 5 percent of people eligible for expungement go through the process.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
A residence for people with mental illness who would otherwise be incarcerated for felonies is finally on its way to The Bronx, Jonathan Custodio reports for The City. Construction of the $13 million facility is expected to be completed sometime in 2025.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Oregon jails that house people awaiting trial on misdemeanor or serious felony charges, sometimes for months or longer, do not have consistent drug addiction programs, Ben Botkin reports for the Oregon Capitol Chronicle.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 15, 2025
The first conference of 2025, a double one, was a busy one. Taking yet another case involving Senate Bill 1437 , legislation that limited criminal liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine, the court granted review in People v. Racial Justice Act dissents.
At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The court sent its oral argument letter in January and has found good cause for attorney requests not to have argument set on the March, April, early-May, or September 2025 calendars. b)(i), 1170.12) violate the separation of powers doctrine by requiring prosecutors to plead and prove prior qualifying felony convictions? (2)
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