The Crime Report

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even worse, those laws exacerbate labor shortages by taking willing workers out of the job market who could fill essential jobs in critical fields. During the 2021 legislative session, 10 legislatures made significant progress in adopting laws that expand licensing opportunities for people with criminal histories.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 27, 2021

That creates a dangerously fluid and subjective basis for criminal charge, even a misdemeanor. The most serious charge is the third-degree felony which can lead to up to five years in prison. All persons guilty of an affray shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 22, 2021

She was charged with felony battery of a law-enforcement officer. The police department initially sought to fire Rodriguez but the South Florida Police Benevolent Association successfully opposed the termination. Under Florida law , this would seem an open-and-shut case of battery: 784.03? What you going to do?”.

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The Crime Report

MAY 16, 2022

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. percent of violent felony arrests were of suspects with open cases in 2019. percent of total arrests and 20.2 percent and 25.1 percent respectively.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Talking to people who are not attorneys will help ensure that your strategy is translating well, and they can help you think of options outside of the law that you may have overlooked. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Caila A Coleman. – Chere Estrin.

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The Crime Report

MAY 28, 2021

immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. The full Duke Law Journal paper can be accessed here. In addition, people suspected of being noncitizens are subjected to increased jail time , the paper said.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

It is a curious call for a governor to make after he ran ads in Florida calling on people to “join us in California.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” First, let’s look at the law. Gavin Newsom (D.,

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

He would weaponize the law against his opponents as he always does—taking it to the court of public opinion. Without the law or the facts on his side, which is often what Trump is up against, he would attack his opponents instead. I got the Plaintiff-in-Chief’s responses to the FBI Search of his home at Mar-a- Lago correct.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 4, 2023

Yet at the press conference and Q & A following the arraignment District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the world that the 34 felony charges brought against defendant Trump were nothing more than the Manhattan office engaging in its everyday prosecution of “bread and butter” white-collar crimes.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It did not seem to matter to either the newspaper or Friedman that he was encouraging the commission of a felony. On the Republican side, Florida attorney Bill Price is facing a more direct and serious investigation than Abrams (who has not been personally implicated in such actions). Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer. The date is notable.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 11, 2022

Here is the column: The unprecedented raid on former President Trump’s home in Florida has set off firestorms of celebration and recrimination across the country. While the PRA requires the preservation of documents — and Trump’s alleged removal of records likely violated the law — it is relatively weak on enforcement elements.

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