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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

JURIST

A federal judge in North Carolina found on Tuesday that the state’s 147-year-old voting law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. Executive Director of the North Carolina A.

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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. The seven defendants were charged with felony counts of damaging property worth over $1,000.

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North Carolina seeks to enforce undercover workplace-recording ban against PETA

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, PETA’s First Amendment challenge to a North Carolina law that imposes monetary damages on undercover workplace recording. A federal district court in North Carolina ultimately invalidated much of the law. In Stein v.

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Injustice With Impunity: A Texas Tale

The Crime Report

Now-retired prosecutor Ralph Petty earned a living at the Midland County District Attorney’s Office in West Texas. He also moonlighted as a law clerk for the same judges who presided over his cases. Overall, Petty simultaneously served as a prosecutor and law clerk at least 300 times. Photo by Clyde Robinson via Flickr.

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Ending Unnecessary Traffic Stops That Can Kill

The Crime Report

Castile’s death spurred Ramsey County, MN Attorney John Choi to announce that he was ending the prosecution of cases resulting from non-public safety traffic stops. In North Carolina, weapons were found in just one-tenth of 1 percent of incidents. Yet they have been met with swift and vocal backlash.

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How Duke Law Researchers Pried Open the ‘Black Box’ of Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

A paper published by the Duke University School of Law , which cited both commentaries, said the process was a distortion of justice because most—if not all—of the deals were concluded in secret, hidden behind what many have called the “black box” of prosecutorial discretion. The North Carolina and Massachusetts Experiments.

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North Carolina appeals court temporarily enjoins order expanding felon voting rights

JURIST

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a lower court order that would restore voting rights to more than 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony. ” Moore said, “although this fight is far from over, [he is] confident that the Constitution will prevail in the end.”

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