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Bill would bar those convicted of domestic violence from owning guns, closing loophole exposed in...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMADISON — A proposal backed by Attorney General Josh Kaul and domestic abuse victim advocates would...
Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms 'nonsensical' loophole that certain domestic violence offenders can...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWisconsin's Supreme Court on Friday made it easier for residents convicted of domestic violence to continue carrying guns, overruling a 2014 Court of Appeals decision. In a case from Brown County ...
Appellate court: Woman had right to say F-word to sheriff deputy, security
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 12—A Pennsylvania appellate court overturned a disorderly conduct conviction and a $300 fine levied against a Wilkes-Barre woman who yelled the F-word in anger over a face mask mandate ...
Strictly Legal: Racial slurs not obscene
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Pennsylvania case recently took on the challenge of determining if the use of racial slurs constituted “obscenity” under a disorderly conduct statute. In acknowledging that the words may have ...
Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCorrections & Clarifications: This story from The Hechinger Report has been updated to clarify...
Newton man who criticized city found not guilty of disorderly conduct
Newton Daily News, Iowa via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 6—The Newton man arrested during a city council meeting in October 2022 after criticizing his city's police department was found not guilty of disorderly conduct on Feb. 1 by the Iowa District ...
Kansas and Wichita law needs rewrite after court assaults freedom of speech | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 1 year agoA divided panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled that Wichita can punish political protest,...
1 more person charged in Alabama riverboat brawl; co-captain says he 'held on for dear life'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPolice in Montgomery, Alabama, say another person has been charged in an Aug. 5 brawl on the city's...
Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNative American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner's racist rant as...
Can you get pulled over by an unmarked patrol car? What to do if you're unsure of a stop
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn June 2021, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed "Back the Blue" legislation that strengthened legal...