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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

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The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.

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Supreme Court once again considers the “categorical approach” to sentencing enhancements

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And the court denied review to a group of 13 much-relisted cases that raised the question whether felony defendants have a constitutional right to a 12-person jury rather than just a six-person one. Kentucky ex rel. rescheduled before the Mar. 26 and May 9 conferences; relisted after the May 16 and May 23 conferences) Jane Doe 1 v.

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Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

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And over a dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices declined to decide whether the Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. The justices should also weigh in, Avenatti contended, on whether an attorney can be held liable for extortion for his conduct during litigation.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision. Alabama’s Attorney General was granted an emergency motion to dissolve an injunction against the law on Friday afternoon. Performing an abortion is a felony offense.

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Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

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Kentucky ex rel. Last year, Tennessee and Kentucky were among a group of more than 20 states that enacted laws that prohibit giving transgender youths under the age of 18 medical treatment to align their appearance with their gender identity. Kentucky and Tennessee then asked the U.S. Skrmetti , L. Skrmetti , and Jane Doe 1 v.

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