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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

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Following an explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia that killed 29 miners, federal prosecutors charged Don Blankenship, then the CEO of the company that owned and operated the mine, with willfully violating safety regulations. Issues : (1) Whether spending-clause statutes ever give rise to privately enforceable rights under 42 U.S.C.

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

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In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416, Winston , 199 S.E.2d

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Freedom of Movement: Understanding Immigration Through The Lens Of Jaywalking Laws

The Crime Report

With the decriminalization of jaywalking in Nevada , Virginia and now California — the “ Freedom to Walk ” Act will take effect in Los Angeles in the new year — it appears that people understand this when it comes to jaywalking, but not when it comes to immigration. . When someone ‘jaywalks’ from the Mexican side of the border to the U.S.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Oh yea, he was reportedly not wearing a mask outside of Trump’s Virginia gold course but he was wearing an inflatable Trump inner tube. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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West Virginia Court Dismissed Defamation Suit Against John Oliver Brought by Coal Executive and His Companies. A West Virginia state court notified counsel that it would dismiss the lawsuit brought by coal executive Robert E. Jacobson v. Clack , No. 2017 CA 006685 B (D.C. notice of dismissal and statement Feb.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. May 10, 2021).

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