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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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Supreme Court will hear speedy trial dismissal case, apparently to resolve two different conflicts

At the Lectern

The Fourth District, Division Three, Court of Appeal’s 2-1 published opinion held there was a violation, affirming the dismissal — under Penal Code section 1381 — of felony assault charges. Under the statutes, it was a valid lawsuit only if the EMTs acted in “a grossly negligent manner.” In People v.

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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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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. Marquez (2020) 56 Cal.App.5th

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The Non-Denial Denial: David Weiss and Prosecutorial Nihilism

JonathanTurley

Indeed, after years of denial, some Democratic members and the journalists are now admitting that Hunter Biden clearly broke the law. The Weiss investigation, however, languished for years even as some of us were pointing out that the statute of limitations was about to pass on felonies. were confirmed by those U.S.

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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

JonathanTurley

Many of the crew were from California but the set is in New Mexico. The California code contains an ample criminal negligence or manslaughter provision: PART 1. This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” Walgreen Hastings Co., Legg, 441 P.2d

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The Justice Department Makes The Case Against Hunter Biden. and Itself in California

JonathanTurley

The allegations of tax fraud in California are obvious and unavoidable. Many of us have also criticized Weiss for allowing the most serious tax charges to expire despite being able to extend the statute of limitations. Now, Biden is seeking to avoid conviction under the tax charges in California.