JonathanTurley

MAY 19, 2021

Both of those concerns seem to have coalesced in the arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a classmate. The Connecticut arrest comes as the U.S. The case could present an important court test for this country in resisting the criminalization of speech that we have seen in Europe.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

While the legislation passed earlier this year didn’t address police directly, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gills says it will add a “new hurdle” for any prosecutor attempting to charge an officer, reports PBS. California passed a new law that says an officer can shoot someone “only when necessary in defense of human life.”.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Many criminal defense attorneys and torts attorneys give special thanks for a holiday that can involve copious amounts of alcohol, strained family relations, over-the-hill amateur football players, “Black Friday” sale stampedes , and novice cooks. faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Connecticut Federal Court Granted State’s Motion to Remand Unfair Trade Practices Lawsuit Against Exxon. Connecticut v. May 24, 2021). Exxon Mobil Corp. , 3:20-cv-01555 (D. June 2, 2021). District Court Stayed Briefing of Motion to Remand in Annapolis’s Climate Case. After the Supreme Court’s decision in BP p.l.c.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. “Valve Turner” Defendants Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property. Two New Citizen Suits Asserted Failure to Prepare Fuel Terminals for Climate Change.

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