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“Letting Your Wildest Dreams Come True”: California Man Dressed as Fireball Whiskey Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

JonathanTurley

That was unfortunately not particularly notable given the common crimes and torts that marks All Hallow’s Eve. Dominic Salazar, 31, had a Halloween to remember (or not) after he was arrested for drunken disorderly conduct, domestic battery, and other charges.

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

JonathanTurley

” Like most states, California has codified the citizen arrest power. There is some variation in these laws but California has a classic provision. Just as tackles on the field are judged by the use and level of force in possible “ roughing the passer ” fouls, the same is true under the common law.

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The History of Inmate Education

Blackstone Career Institute

Just three years later, 250 incarcerated people at San Quentin Federal Prison in California were enrolled in courses at the University of California. In 1913, 50 inmates at a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas were enrolled at the state’s Agricultural College.

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Colorado Candidate Accused of Yielding to Blackmail While on the Aspen City Council

JonathanTurley

There is a bizarre political controversy out of Colorado that may raise some interesting defamation and criminal law questions. He now lives in California). Both the Colorado GOP and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) are calling for Democrat Adam Frisch to withdraw from the race.

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

JonathanTurley

The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. Many of the crew were from California but the set is in New Mexico. In 1968, the California Supreme Court expanded NIED claims in Dillon v.

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Too Clever By Half: Why Public Nuisance is Again at the Heart of a Public Health Debate

JonathanTurley

Public nuisance was originally addressed in England by criminal laws against such offenses as obstructing “the King’s highways.” Yet the torts system has an elaborate and well-functioning system of product liability. The latest decision follows a California trial judge’s Nov.

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