Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The cross-examination of a former ComEd executive who wore a wire for the government as it built its corruption case against ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan veered Wednesday into the informant's messy divorce proceedings and his failure to disclose felony charges when trying to buy a gun to kill snakes, as Madigan's attorneys tried to call (..)

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency, to appoint a special prosecutor to consider charges against nine people in connection with an effort to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election, reports the Associated Press.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 3, 2023

(Related: “Newsom grants clemency, but freedom isn’t certain.” ) The state constitution requires a governor to get an affirmative court recommendation before granting clemency to anyone who has been “twice convicted of a felony.” These might be the first clemency unseal motions made by district attorneys.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

Cordero-Garcia , involving whether a federal law that allows the government to deport noncitizens convicted of “an offense relating to obstruction of justice” applies even to cases that are not connected to open investigations or judicial proceedings. In 2014, Pugin pleaded guilty in Virginia to being an accessory after the fact to a felony.

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The Crime Report

JULY 21, 2021

Mark Ibrahim, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was arrested Tuesday on felony charges in what are believed to be the first charges filed against a federal law enforcement official involved in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, reports The Hill. He has not been accused of entering the Capitol.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. It avers that the law “unconstitutionally intrudes on the federal government’s exclusive authority to regulate the entry and removal of noncitizens and therefore is field preempted.”

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2022

Over 30 states lack laws that establish a firm deadline for initial appearances, requiring only that such appearances occur “within a reasonable time,” with the result that individuals can be held behind bars for weeks before seeing an attorney, charge the report’s authors. To read the full report, click here.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 9, 2022

Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. Take Alaska , for example, which the report ranks as the lowest-performing state in terms of nearly every law category analyzed — receiving “F” grades for pardoning, felony relief, misdemeanor relief, certificates of relief, employment, and occupational licensing laws.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2024

The case stems from Mississippi House Bill 1020 , which created a court with judges appointed by the state’s Supreme Court and prosecutors appointed by the state’s Attorney General in Jackson’s Capital Complex Improvement District (CCID).

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

States and localities take the lead in addressing violent crime, including gun crime, but the figures are a reflection of the key role played by the federal government in curbing illegal firearms. Federal prosecution is sometimes considered more advantageous than state prosecution because it carries more certain and punitive penalties.

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At the Lectern

MAY 3, 2023

In response to a motion filed last month by the San Bernardino District Attorney’s office, the Supreme Court today returned the record to Newsom, ordering him to resubmit it and justify keeping confidential any portions of it that he wants to redact. However, the record from Brown’s request was partially unsealed in 2021.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2024

Sylvia Gonzalez contends that her 2019 arrest on charges that she had tampered with government records came in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager in Castle Hills, Tex. The district attorney did not pursue the charges against Gonzalez. Gonzalez says that she accidentally picked up the petition after a long meeting.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 16, 2023

The resulting First District, Division Three, published opinion holds the two constitutional provisions can be reconciled and “both sections govern bail determinations in noncapital cases.” The court granted the Attorney General’s petition for review in People v. ” Government immunity.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2022

Attorney Matthew M. Moerschel is additionally charged with destruction of government property and aiding and abetting. Now, Robertson and Fracker must serve 87 months in prison, complete 36 months supervised release and pay restitution of $2,000. The men were sentenced in the District of Columbia.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 7, 2023

The state constitution requires a governor to get an affirmative court recommendation before granting clemency to anyone who has been “twice convicted of a felony.” Once he has done that, the court is likely to make available to the public redacted versions of the records. See here , here , and here.) ” (Link added.)

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

cities experienced a 30 percent jump in killings in 2020, the biggest one-year increase since the federal government began compiling national figures in the 1960s. In Suffolk County, Republican Ray Tierney trounced Democratic incumbent District Attorney Tim Sini with 145,933 votes or 57 percent to 109,060 votes or 43 percent.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 30, 2011

Our concerns stemmed not only from a complaint pending at the FCC, but also because, despite the widespread belief that the Federal government no longer cared about medical marijuana use and sale, the Department of Justice had only said that prosecution was no longer a priority, not that it was no longer illegal.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

As personal marijuana use becomes decriminalized in the states of Washington and Colorado, we once again repeat our warning to broadcasters who may be looking to pot sales as a new source of advertising revenue – remember that the Federal government still thinks that the drug is illegal.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 22, 2021

Jaimes , but it granted the Attorney General’s request to depublish the Fifth District’s divided, partially published opinion that held the superior court erroneously responded to a jury question about the meaning of a charged sentence enhancement for a person “convicted of a felony committed. Brigham (1979) 25 Cal.3d

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 23, 2025

The defendant was sentenced over 40 years ago to life without parole for felony murder after a jury’s true finding of felony-murder special circumstances. The 2018 legislation narrowed felony murder liability and allows for resentencing. Curiel (2023) 15 Cal.5th 5th 433, 451-452.” Superior Court (1965) 63 Cal.2d

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 7, 2023

” The government conceded that four of the five favored Range, but Pratter found that he was still properly barred under the “cross-jurisdictional consensus” among other states. Rickey Kanter was convicted of one count of felony mail fraud for defrauding Medicare in connection with therapeutic shoe inserts.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Emanuel , another case concerning a resentencing petition under Senate Bill 1437 , legislation that limited criminal liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine. factors” from two governing Supreme Court opinions — People v. Murder resentencing.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. state once they are released by the federal government.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 11, 2023

The government concluded that the Federal Circuit’s decision “ holding that [GlaxoSmithKline] presented sufficient evidence of [Teva’s] intent to induce infringement is erroneous and warrants this court’s review ,” because it will discourage manufacturers from bringing generic drugs to market. She has now weighed in.

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In Estrada , which will be argued next week , the court limited the issue to, “Do trial courts have inherent authority to ensure that claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (Lab. ” Employment grant-and-hold. see here ). Code, § 2698 et seq.)

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The appellate court did not reach the underlying merits, which concern whether a loan to finance a probate lawsuit was a commercial loan or was governed by the California Financing Law applicable to consumer loans. The Supreme Court has not limited the issues on review, at least not yet. Newly enacted Senate Bill 775 (Stats.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 31, 2022

Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. million payment in attorney fees. Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo reportedly joined the massive protests and even handed out a flier denouncing the bakery as a racist business.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“ In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation. 47641-0-II (Wash.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Possession and distribution is a felony under federal law, as is the use of radio, TV or the Internet to facilitate that distribution. The FDA and FTC have informally suggested that they may be concerned about any health claims made for any CBD products not backed by academic studies. After all that, we are back to where we began.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of a 76-year-old Texas woman , Sylvia Gonzalez, who was arrested on charges that she had violated a state law that prohibits tampering with government records. The district attorney ultimately declined to pursue the charges against Gonzalez.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 19, 2022

Besides padding his government salary by more than $250,000, the double-dipping gave Petty other advantages. Defense attorneys would have protested if they knew what was going on, but county and court officials kept the arrangement quiet among themselves. responded by charging all 10 nurses and their attorney with “patient abandonment.”

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A “cottage industry” has emerged in the past few years to fight for wrongfully convicted individuals, ranging from Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs) operated by district attorneys’ offices, to nonprofit or university-based groups like the Innocence Project and Northwestern University’s Exoneration Project.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 27, 2022

This guide, authored by County Attorney Reese Frederickson from Minnesota, IIP Deputy Director Alissa Marque Heydari, a nd IIP Legal Fellow Chloe Marmet , spotlights individuals who have implemented restorative justice programs to meet the needs of the victims, society, and the accused in their communities.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 28, 2021

Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is counsel to the respondents in this case. Project Veritas Action Fund v. In Viking River Cruises, Inc.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Oklahoma , the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern half of Oklahoma remains “Indian country” for purposes of the Major Crimes Act , meaning that the federal government, not the state, has authority for prosecuting Native Americans for major crimes committed on reservations. In last year’s McGirt v. Disclosure : Goldstein & Russell, P.C.,

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