The Crime Report
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Already dealing with reacclimating students to classrooms this fall, Georgia schools are now being forced to confront social media posts daring children to destroy school property and even hit teachers, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ” Another Atlanta teacher said social media is merely stoking a pre-existing problem.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MARCH 1, 2021
California , which involves whether police pursuits for misdemeanors justify a warrantless entry, an issue which has divided the lower courts. However, the Supreme Court’s exigent circumstances precedents have not yet addressed pursuits involving suspected misdemeanors, which are by far the most common basis for arrest.
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JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Fifty-five people have been charged to date with crimes related to the attack on the US Capitol. The indictments against Robertson matched those against Guy Revitt , sentenced just days earlier on August 1.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 27, 2022
Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise. Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise. After Holt , Georgia corrections allowed all inmates to grow half-inch beards. In Smith v.
The Crime Report
JULY 22, 2021
In a forthcoming paper in the Georgia State University Law Review, Thea Johnson argues that lying is at the heart of a plea bargaining process that “allows defendants the opportunity to negotiate fair resolutions to their cases in the face of a deeply unfair system.”.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2021
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft will not be held in Georgia, in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions that were signed into law on March 25. . President Joe Biden called the law “Jim Crow in the 21 st Century,” as the restrictions disproportionately affect Black voters.
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