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Consequences For Drug Possession Could Change in 2023 in Washington State

The Crime Report

Tough decisions on how to handle drug convictions will be on the agenda for legislators in Washington state this year, Laurel Demkovich reports for The Spokeman Review.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

JURIST

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The trial followed an FBI investigation and prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute. Returning Relists.

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A second look at a death-row prisoner’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim

SCOTUSBlog

Issue : Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v. relisted after the Jan. 25, March 4, March 18 and March 25 conferences).

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How Good Laws Can Produce Bad Results

The Crime Report

Felony drug distribution carried a maximum sentence of 30 years and a fine up to $500,000 when I practiced as a prosecutor in DC. If local and federal prosecutors don’t apply the law’s statutes precisely — within the spirit of the law — I believe that’s exactly what we will see. Let’s look at the federal “felon in possession” statute.

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Small Town Alabama Journalists Arrested, Ordered To Refrain From Reporting On Grand Jury Investigations

The Crime Report

On Wednesday, Digmon was also charged with two felony counts of violating state ethics law for allegedly using her school board position to solicit a thing of value by selling more than $2,500 in advertisements to the board. ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law. Theodore J.

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What is the Impact on Broadcasters of Supreme Court Decision that Corporations Can Buy Political Ads? More Money, More Ad Challenges and the Return of the Zapple Doctrine

Broadcast Law Blog

Because the station cannot censor the candidate ad (except in the exceptionally rare situation where the airing of the ad might violate a Federal felony statute), the broadcaster has no liability for the contents of the ad. In fact, the Communications Act forbids a station from censoring a candidate ad.