The Crime Report

APRIL 8, 2022

However, after the industrial revolution [and the rise of] the English working classes, there just weren’t enough police to keep whacking people over the head with the criminal law. Today, one out of every three adults in this country has a criminal or arrest history of some kind.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sylvia Gonzalez, a newly elected Texas city council member elected on an anti-corruption platform was arrested after her first meeting for “intentionally … conceal[ing] … a government record,” for allegedly taking a petition her supporters had presented to the mayor seeking the removal of a city manager. Gonzalez v. relisted after the Sept.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now, federal Judge Michael Truncale (left) has issued a preliminary injunction in the Eastern District of Texas to stop the prosecution of the company. I previously wrote a column opposing calls by GOP members for a federal investigation of Netflix and the movie “Cuties” (or Mignonnes). 3d 874, 880 (5th Cir. 2018) (quoting Younger, 401 U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Professors of Second Amendment law and the Bay Colony Weapons Collectors argue that the founders deliberately broadened English gun rights, which, The Firearms Policy Coalition at George Mason University writes, already provided for the right to carry a weapon in public for self-defense. Views Of The Framers. Self-Defense.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Oklahoma that Congress had not clearly disestablished a Creek Nation reservation covering much of eastern Oklahoma, and thus the area remained Native American territory for the purposes of a federal criminal law, eliminating the state’s ability to prosecute crimes there. Brackeen , 21-377 , Texas v. Texas , 21-5050.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 22, 2024

Hunter Biden has been arguing against the position of his father’s administration and adopting the same argument of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in challenging the constitutionality of the law. (AP The Court found the federal statutes imposing a reasonable temporary limitation on this right. for that period. Roberts Jr.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These laws are based on an urban legend that people are routinely prosecuted for defending their homes from intruders. The laws have produced perverse results as in the controversial case of Tom Horn in Texas. I do not believe that Maryland has a specific Castle Doctrine statute. ” The rule is.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 11, 2021

In Texas v. For we are presented with a clear and simple statute to be judged against a pure command of the Constitution. As a result, the woman could received up to a year in prison or a fine of up to $2,500. The case run afoul of the First Amendment and controlling precedent in my view. Johnson , 491 U.S.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The cases from injuries last year are just now being filed under the statute of limitations, but it has been another bumper crop of Thanksgiving torts. Macy’s Parade also did not disappoint with its balloon-related mishaps.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Under the 2018 rule, anyone who owned or possessed a bump stock was required either to destroy them or turn them over to the ATF to avoid criminal penalties. Michael Cargill, the owner of a Texas gun store, surrendered his bump stocks but also went to federal court, seeking to have the rule thrown out.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

These cases reflect the judiciarys ongoing role in interpreting federal statutes, balancing individual rights against governmental power, and resolving contentious social and political questions. EL Paso County , which examined Fourth Amendment protections in the context of abusive strip searches, and Texas v. Other Areas: 15 points.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here is the column: This week Texas Rangers infielder Brock Holt became a baseball legend when he went to the mound and threw an “eephus,” a high-arching, off-speed pitch, in a game against the Athletics. For many individuals, the statute of limitations may have passed on any alleged crimes. for good reason.

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Above The Law

MARCH 7, 2025

Jackson also inquired about the potential impact of a ruling on the statute of limitations and how courts should approach medical expertise when evaluating agency decisions, especially regarding the safety and efficacy of drugs. Paxton The case examines whether Texas’s H.B.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

Texas, Becerra v. Ross (2022) focused on economic regulations, examining securities fraud and state agricultural laws impact on interstate commerce. Texas (2021) and Ohio v. Texas (2022), she emphasized deferring to lower courts, criticizing the Courts rushed timeline and its adoption of an untested jurisdictional theory.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 8, 2025

Rather, as some of us previously argued, the Court ruled that this is a habeas case that should be heard in Texas. However, for some of us, this seemed like an odd habeas action where jurisdiction should reside in Texas. The Court ruled, “The detainees are confined in Texas, so venue is improper in the District of Columbia.”

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 24, 2024

Trevino , the court held in favor of Sylvia Gonzalez, who had been arrested in Castle Hills, Texas in 2019 on a trumped-up charge of tampering with government records. In Gonzalez v. She had briefly misplaced a petition on a table at a public meeting.

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