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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

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The law made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction. After passing the new law with the scienter requirement, the state’s attorneys argued that the lawsuit was moot. The vote could not be cast by accident, without knowledge.

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Kentucky Senate passes bill to move certain juvenile defendants to adult court

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Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically transfer children charged with certain violent felonies to adult court. ” The classes of felonies cover offenses such as homicide, robbery, human trafficking and sexual offenses. The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 25-9.

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New Hampshire governor signs controversial bail reform bill into law

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey almost immediately rejected Ayotte’s labeling of her state as a “sanctuary state” and reminded Ayotte that Healey was a former prosecutor and attorney general who spent “a good part of her career investigating, prosecuting, and putting bad guys away.”

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Listen live, online to the Third Circuit’s reargument en banc in Range v. Attorney General, involving a Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute criminalizing the possession of guns by individuals convicted of a nonviolent felony

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Attorney General , involving a Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute criminalizing the possession of guns by individuals convicted of a nonviolent felony: You can access the live audio on YouTube via this link. Listen live, online to the Third Circuit ‘s reargument en banc in Range v. eastern time.

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California bill would exclude juvenile crimes from Three Strikes law

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California Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc ó n unveiled Assembly Bill 1127 on Friday, which would exclude juvenile crimes from applying under the California Three Strikes law once the person reaches adulthood. If it counts as a third strike, a life sentence may be given.

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Eighth Circuit Finds Third Person/Spousal-Victim Exception to Marital Privilege Applies in Felony Murder Case

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The federal confidential marital communications privilege protects against the admission of confidential marital communications between spouses, much like the attorney-client privilege protects against the admission of confidential communications between a client and her attorney. But, as with the attorney-client privilege,

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Proud Boys HI founder pleads guilty to felony charges for Jan 6 riot participation

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The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting both Ochs and DeCarlo. The post Proud Boys HI founder pleads guilty to felony charges for Jan 6 riot participation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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