Laws Misdemeanor Statute Washington 
JonathanTurley
MAY 19, 2021
The arrest appears to have been made under a state hate crime law that has long been criticized by some of us in the free speech community as dangerously vague. ” The law is similar to the type of vague speech codes that we have addressed on campuses but this is an actual criminal provision under state law.
JonathanTurley
MAY 12, 2021
” The language of the statute in my view is unconstitutional due to its sweeping criminalization of any “curse or abuse” that could “provoke a breach of the peace.” ” However, the appellate panel corrected noted that such laws are narrowly construed in light of controlling precedent. .”
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2024
Three weeks later, a grand jury in Washington, D.C., Among other things, the panel emphasized, someone who is seeking to stay out of prison must raise “a substantial question of law or fact” that is likely to lead either to his conviction being reversed or to a new trial. indicted Bannon on contempt charges.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
Newsom cited the kidnapping statute but apparently failed to read it or the underlying cases. First, let’s look at the law. Moreover, it is not clear how transporting migrants who entered the country illegally to another state is a violation of law. They are then left to their own devices and destinations.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 29, 2023
.” While this has long been the favorite form of corruption in Washington, the Bidens are in a class of their own. Not only was the Justice Department allowing the statute of limitations to run on some offenses, but they would likely cut a plea deal for a couple of misdemeanors without any jail time.
JonathanTurley
MAY 28, 2024
Trump’s lawyers are defending a former president who is charged under a state misdemeanor which died years ago under the statute of limitations. The last crime is particularly controversial because Bragg has no authority to enforce federal law and the Justice Department declined any criminal charge.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 20, 2023
I have been critical of the indictment, which is reportedly based on a highly dubious use of a New York misdemeanor charge to revise a long dormant federal election law charge. In 2018 (yes, that is how long this theory has been around), I wrote how difficult such a federal case would be under existing election laws.
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