Felony Illinois Statute 
At the Lectern
JULY 25, 2024
Supreme Court opinion in Illinois v. The unpublished Second District, Division Five, opinion rejected constitutional challenges to the statute that prevents parole hearings for defendants serving life without parole sentences for special circumstances murders committed between the ages of 18 and 26. Perkins (1990) 496 U.S. In People v.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 6, 2023
side without going through a designated port of entry, that same action becomes a misdemeanor or even a felony , depending on the circumstances. . When someone ‘jaywalks’ from the Mexican side of the border to the U.S. In 1969, the Supreme Court held in Shapiro v. Thompson that U.S.
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2024
And the court denied review to a group of 13 much-relisted cases that raised the question whether felony defendants have a constitutional right to a 12-person jury rather than just a six-person one. Raoul , 23-879 Issue : Whether Illinois’ sweeping ban on common and long-lawful arms violates the Second Amendment. Kentucky ex rel.
Broadcast Law Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2009
The 2010 political broadcasting season is off to a fast start, with a controversy already erupting in connection with the Illinois Senate race to fill the seat once held by President Obama. Illinois has one of the first primaries in the nation for the 2010 election, to be held on February 2, 2010.
The Crime Report
MAY 4, 2022
A 2013 study that examined 413 civil and criminal cases brought forward after Roe found that Black women were “significantly more likely to be arrested, reported to state authorities by hospital staff, and subjected to felony charges,” according to VICE News. If this decision holds, it’s really quite a radical decision.”.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 28, 2024
And over a dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices declined to decide whether the Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. Nike has denied any wrongdoing. A Florida state court upheld Cunningham’s conviction.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 24, 2024
Assault weapons In early 2023, Illinois adopted the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which prohibits the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Several Illinois municipalities adopted similar legislation. City of Naperville, Illinois , Langley v. In a consolidated appeal, a divided panel of the U.S.
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