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Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

The Crime Report

While many states have made it easier for prosecutors to criminally charge officers accused in fatal shootings of civilians, Utah has made it harder. Individuals charged with a felony or class A misdemeanor can ask for this hearing, unless they are accused of attacking a police officer. Utah State Rep. In Washington, D.C.,

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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Arizona he asks the Supreme Court to overrule a 1970 precedent holding that states can use juries as small as six jurors to try defendants for felonies. Currently, six states provide for criminal juries of six or eight jurors: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Utah. 28 conference). Khorrami v. 28 conference).

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

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Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. Performing an abortion or attempted abortion are felony offenses. Performing an abortion is a felony offense. Jackson Women’s Health effectively overturned Roe v.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also temporarily enjoined two felony riot statutes because they went “far beyond” the State’s “appropriate interest” in criminalizing participation in a riot with acts of force or violence. Board of Land Appeals Set Aside BLM Vegetation Management Plan in Southern Utah but Rejected Challengers’ Climate Change Arguments.

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