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Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’

JURIST

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.

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Oklahoma Woman Charged with Murder After Giving Elderly Mother the Gun Used in Suicide

JonathanTurley

Now there is another equally troubling case out of Oklahoma , though the criminal charges should be less controversial. Watts is charged with felony murder connected to caretaker abuse and kidnapping. ” That is a felony, so the death can constitute felony murder. The case raised difficult free speech questions.

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

There have been more than 250 new laws passed in that 18-month period alone — amazing state efforts to roll back the malign effects of the 30-year crime war,” the CCRC details. On a more broad spectrum, a pardon may be necessary to enable anyone to run for elected office, or simply secure a professional or business license.

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Oklahoma Man Shots Unarmed Woman in the Back After She Tears Down His Nazi Flag

JonathanTurley

There is a no stand-your-ground case out of Oklahoma where Alexander Feaster, 46 is claiming that he shot Kyndal McVey, 27, in the back while she ran away as an act of self-defense. They argue that his Nazi flags are protected First Amendment speech and that he had a right to defend himself under the law.

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Status quo watch

SCOTUSBlog

Louisiana that the Sixth Amendment (as incorporated against the states by the 14th Amendment) guarantees criminal defendants the right to a unanimous jury, it meant a 12-person jury — not a six-person jury, which is all that Florida affords some felony defendants. Returning Relists 74 Pinehurst LLC v. relisted after the Sept.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 7, 2022 to May 13, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

On our Broadcast Law Blog, we wrote last week about the FCC’s current role in regulating the Internet ( Blog Post ). The Media Bureau deleted FM channels at Millerton, Oklahoma; Powers, Oregon; Mount Enterprise, Texas; Paint Rock, Texas; Hardwick, Vermont; and Meeteetse, Wyoming.

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Are Legal Marijuana Users Being Denied Their Second Amendment Rights?

The Crime Report

Penalties can be stiff: knowingly making a false statement on the document, for instance, is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines. Meanwhile, critics note that, while alcohol has a documented role in fueling aggressive behavior, heavy drinkers are not barred from buying firearms under federal law.

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