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White nationalist group charged with conspiracy to riot at Idaho pride event released on bail

JURIST

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Those arrested included men from 13 states, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri.

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MA Record Expungement Bill Offers ‘Fresh Start’ to Juveniles

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Massachusetts already allows the sealing and expungement of some juvenile records after a period of time, but advocates are quick to note that it’s limited, and people with juvenile records still struggle to get some charges removed, while other misdemeanors don’t qualify for expungement in Massachusetts. . The EACH Program.

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Michigan Leadership Enacts Laws to Reform State’s Juvenile Justice System

The Crime Report

Michigan Lt. Garlin Gilchrist has signed bipartisan legislation in Detroit to address Michigan’s juvenile justice system and invest in diversion and re-entry services designed to better position Michigan youth for success as adults, Ken Coleman reports for The ‘Gander. or a misdemeanor offense. or a misdemeanor offense.

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Michigan Man Convicted After Using Tickle Me Elmo in an Indecent Fashion

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There is a bizarre case out of the Michigan where Kevin VanLuven, 60, was convicted of aggravated indecent exposure. Both charges are misdemeanors. However, the court ultimately rejected the defense challenge. That itself is unfortunately not strange or rare. This is one such case. That makes it a rather novel case.

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The ‘Assembly-Line’ Justice of Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In 1916, at a single Ford plant in Highland Park, Michigan, workers also reported almost 200 severed fingers and 75,000 other injuries. There, local prosecutors in the county’s Early Disposition Courts make plea offers “substantially harsher”—their words—if people accused of crimes merely assert their constitutional rights during negotiation.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Michigan, where 35 percent of households own a firearm , doesn’t have a child access prevention law on its books. That’s much more than a slap on the wrist.

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Federal Judge Says Capitol Rioter ‘Not a Political Prisoner’

The Crime Report

District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson of Washington said Karl Dresch of Calumet, Michigan, was sentenced to six months in prison because of his actions, not his political views, and that others who joined the attack on Congress as it met to confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election could face prison time, reports the Washington Post.