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Ban on recording police activity within 8 feet passes Arizona legislature

JURIST

Arizona lawmakers in the House Friday approved House Bill 2319 (HB 2319), making it unlawful for someone to knowingly record law enforcement activity within eight feet of the incident that is transpiring. John Kavanagh, now awaits final approval from Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.

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Former Arizona Cop Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor After Tasing Incident

The Crime Report

Former Glendale police officer Matthew Schneider pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct last Friday, Dave Biscobing reports for ABC 15 Arizona.

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County attorney takes responsibility for 180 botched cases after first blaming her staff

ABA Journal

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel in Arizona has said she takes full responsibility for 180 misdemeanor cases that were dropped because prosecutors failed to file…

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US Government launches antitrust suit against Live Nation Entertainment, claiming business practices that harm artists and fans

JURIST

. § 1 of the Sherman Act states that contracts that limit trade are illegal, whereas § 2 states that every person who attempts to monopolize, or attempts to monopolize, any part of trade, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Police Recommend Charges for Four Protesters Over Sinema Bathroom Row

The Crime Report

into a bathroom on an Arizona college campus earlier this month to demand her support of the Democrats’ reconciliation bill, reports The Hill. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) Sinema rebuked the demonstration afterward, saying in a statement the behavior “was not legitimate protest.”.

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The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. In some jurisdictions (like Arizona), the jurors are sent questions to answer. In those years, I have only worked on civil cases, and that was my niche.

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Justices asked to review Arizona’s life-without-parole sentencing scheme for youths

SCOTUSBlog

Under Arizona law, the trial judge could have sentenced Bassett for each count to either life in prison without the possibility of parole or life in prison with the possibility of “release” after 25 years. Arizona had passed a law a decade earlier rendering anyone convicted of homicide, including murder, ineligible for parole.