The Crime Report

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Under Illinois law, all drug possession cases involving less than 15 grams — as little as a single pill of Xanax or a grain of heroin — are lumped together under the same felony offense, making it impossible to isolate statistics for specific quantities. In addition, many cops aren’t carrying out their new responsibilities.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Let's start with felony murder. [ Economist ] * Oregon is about to pass the CROWN law which may help our coaches and coworkers achieve a goal they've been struggling with for a very long time -- leaving black folks the hell alone. [ Maybe this is a sign they should leave it to the professionals. [ C'est la vie.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to the reports, which are the result of two years of research, New Mexico is short more than 600 full-time public defenders across adult and juvenile courts, whereas Oregon is short nearly 1,300 public defenders. ” New Mexico and Oregon. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. We didn’t get to this problem overnight.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 13, 2023

Following action by Oregon’s governor to commute all of its state’s death sentences, Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle and Blake Hounshell in the New York Times examined whether Governor Gavin Newsom might do the same in California. (It It was Hounshell’s last column. See here and here.)).

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The Crime Report

MAY 11, 2022

A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases in the Oregon public defender system has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike, with at least several hundred low-income criminal defendants having no legal representation, sometimes in serious felony cases that could put them away for years, reports the Associated (..)

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The Crime Report

MARCH 3, 2022

Pardons are also the only state relief mechanism in America recognized by federal immigration law that would allow “a non-citizen convicted of an aggravated felony to avoid mandatory deportation and remove the conviction-related bar to citizenship.”. The full report can be accessed here.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

The licensee had pled guilty to five crimes, consisting of one felony (criminal use of a communications facility) and four related misdemeanors, but received probation instead of a prison sentence. For similar reasons, the Bureau also proposed to fine an Oregon LPTV station $1,500 for failing to file a timely license renewal application.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 15, 2022

In the case of a felony conviction, the FCC analyzes whether the crimes are so serious that the licensee does not have the character to serve the public as well as whether the crime is indicative of the licensee’s likelihood of not being truthful and forthcoming with the FCC.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 26, 2021

We previously discussed how prosecutors in North Carolina, Georgia, Oregon, and other states have dismissed or downgraded many rioting cases, including cases of individuals who destroyed statues in broad daylight. The seven defendants were charged with felony counts of damaging property worth over $1,000.

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SimplyLawJobs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash – Author Holly Clarke – There are ways to get your felony expunged for free in Oregon , and the best way for that is to get a good lawyer. Don’t get demotivated; instead, keep some other career options open. That may save you a year. . . Search all legal jobs. Browse jobs.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

When FBI agents interrogated Fikre about the mosque he attended in Oregon they suggested that he could become an informant in exchange for his removal from the list. Smith was charged with five felony counts. Yonas Fikre, a U.S. Fikre declined. But, before Smith’s case could go to trial, Rast left the department.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

As of September 2021, firearm owners in Oregon must store their weapons in a safe or use a trigger lock when they aren’t being carried or under their control. We agree with what Governor Abbott said in the past – that the worst violation should be a felony, the age covered by the law should be younger than 18.”. Messaging vs Law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Trade Groups Released and Trial Date Set in Young People’s Climate Lawsuit in Oregon Federal Court; United States Asked Ninth Circuit to Stay Proceedings. District Court for District of Oregon , No. Oregon Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Bull Trout Recovery Plan. Klee , Nos. 16-2946 & 16-2949 (2d Cir. June 28, 2017).

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While there is no index that lists cases in which bloodstain-pattern analysis played a role, state appellate court rulings show that the technique has played a factor in felony cases across the country. Additionally, it has helped send innocent people to prison.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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. In re Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance , No. IBLA 2019 94 (IBLA Sept. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Alissa Eleanor Azar, a well-known Antifa activist, was sentenced to jail recently in Oregon after being convicted of felony riot and disorderly conduct. group is likely the Rose City Antifa (RCA) in Portland, Oregon, which would become the center of violent riots during the Trump years. The oldest U.S. Judge Todd L.

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