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“A Political Problem”: New Mexico District Attorney Gives Probation To All Rioters

JonathanTurley

We previously discussed how prosecutors in North Carolina, Georgia, Oregon, and other states have dismissed or downgraded many rioting cases, including cases of individuals who destroyed statues in broad daylight.

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An Educational Tonkin Gulf? The NSBA Apologies for the Letter that Triggered the Controversial Federal Operation

JonathanTurley

Attorney General Merrick Garland responded a few days later with an order to the entire Department of Justice to monitor school board meetings around the country and coordinate a response with local officials. Source: Oregon School Boards Association) (Oregon School Boards Association).

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. But for those who wish to reduce harm to people who use drugs now, not just in a hypothetical future, where drugs are no longer subject to criminal law, working with the police is of paramount importance. Rory Fleming. He writes from Philadelphia.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance.

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The Kavanaugh Murder Attempt is Shocking But Not Surprising

JonathanTurley

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler has called the 2020 Antifa violent protests in Portland , Oregon, “ a myth.” ” Others have been more direct in their support.

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Well-Known Antifa Member Sentenced to Jail Despite Journalism Defense

JonathanTurley

Alissa Eleanor Azar, a well-known Antifa activist, was sentenced to jail recently in Oregon after being convicted of felony riot and disorderly conduct. group is likely the Rose City Antifa (RCA) in Portland, Oregon, which would become the center of violent riots during the Trump years. The oldest U.S. Judge Todd L.

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Portland Mayor Condemns Anarchists But Stops Short Of Condemning Antifa

JonathanTurley

Rose City Antifa (Portland, Oregon). What was most striking about that hearing was the refusal of Democratic members to condemn Antifa’s activities or recognize the scope of anarchist violence even as riots raged in Portland, Oregon and other cities. Indeed, Sen. It’s not a fiction.”.