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Lawyer gives up license after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assaults, including one involving associate

ABA Journal

A Washington lawyer has agreed to give up his law license, rather than fight allegations stemming from his guilty plea to misdemeanor assaults on a…

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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. Lawmakers responded to the ruling by temporarily making drug possession a simple misdemeanor.

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Judge Makes Example of Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to 45 Days for Misdemeanor

The Crime Report

Mazzocco to 45 days in jail, 60 hours of community service and $500 restitution for the damage done to the Capitol building, calling the decision a deterrence against future criminality, reports the Washington Post. Of 11 defendants sentenced so far, Mazzocco is the first to receive a jail term when prosecutors had not asked for one.

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Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag

JURIST

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, Monday on a misdemeanor count for burning a Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag last month. Right-wing protesters took to city streets last month to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

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White nationalist group charged with conspiracy to riot at Idaho pride event released on bail

JURIST

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Those arrested included men from 13 states, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri.

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DC Council Approves Emergency Public Safety Bill

The Crime Report

The Council of the District of Columbia has approved an emergency public safety bill aimed at addressing the increase in violent crime and homicides in Washington, D.C., Martin Austermuhle reports for DCIst.

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“‘Hot Pursuit’ Doesn’t Always Justify Entry, Supreme Court Rules; The mere flight of a person suspected of a minor crime, without more, does not allow police officers to enter homes without warrants, the court said”

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Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court tightens, slightly, rules for police entering a home without a warrant.” ” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “ In two very different California disputes, Supreme Court affirms private property rights.”