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Doctors and families with transgender children seek injunction against Alabama bill criminalizing gender-affirming care to minors

JURIST

” Conviction under the Act is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000.00.

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Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, All he Needs Now is a Crime

JonathanTurley

James declined to explain how this law could be used against other businesses since actual losses or injuries are not viewed as necessary. In other words, the law could have sweeping applications, but we will know a violation under the civil law when we see it. Businesses would just have to trust her and her judgment.

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Victimization vs. Criminalization: The Trump Predicament 

The Crime Report

At the same time, Trump has been held liable on many occasions for fraud or for violating civil laws and torts. With respect to Trump he remains a primary deviant when it comes to ordinary customs as he has not been successfully stigmatized or shamed by others and certainly not by himself.

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