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Los Angeles district attorney charges city councilmember with embezzlement and perjury

JURIST

The case is in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. According to the felony criminal complaint , the state charges Price with two counts of conflict of interest. The charges include five counts of embezzlement, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

for shipping undocumented migrants to California. It is a curious call for a governor to make after he ran ads in Florida calling on people to “join us in California.” came across as the ultimate example of California dreaming, as Newsom and a chorus of politicians and pundits called for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R.,

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Hunter Biden Discovers There is No “Nicer” Way to Say “I’m Guilty”

JonathanTurley

” That word repeated nine times by Hunter Biden in a federal courtroom in California represented something that he had evaded for much of his life: accountability. This burning train then continued down the track to California where the team insisted that it would make the same addiction defense that failed in Delaware.

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Roughing the Protester? Activist Tackled by Rams Players Files Police Report and Threatens Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

PETA and other groups have called the activists “heroes” f or their actions but prosecutors are seeking convictions for felony burglary and theft charges. ” Like most states, California has codified the citizen arrest power. There is some variation in these laws but California has a classic provision.

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

The Crime Report

Moreover, immigration screening, although it takes place in jails, is not accompanied by the same procedural protections as criminal law that is meant to stop government overreach. “It leads to the denial of bail or harsher plea proffers.”.

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The Supreme Court doesn’t decide all important issues

At the Lectern

That 2018 legislation, which scales back the felony-murder rule and the “natural and probable consequences” doctrine, has been attacked by various district attorney’s around the state as an invalid amendment of several voter initiatives and as a violation of the separation of powers. Apparently not. 5th 304, review denied ).

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Rep. Katie Porter Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Attack on Witness

JonathanTurley

The Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Porter is also on the faculty of University of California (Irvine) Law School, though listed as “on leave.” While these ethical complaints are difficult to maintain under the generous rules of the House, Porter’s conduct warrants condemnation.

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