Michigan House Bills Aim to Reduce Prison Populations: Second Look Sentencing Act

2024-04-18 21:03:06 UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WLUC) – A set of Democratic-proposed House bills trying to reduce prison populations in Michigan and give inmates a second chance. The package of bills, referred to as the “Second Look Sentencing Act,” would allow most inmates who have served 10 years to petition for a hearing and have their … Read more

A ruling could jeopardize the ‘status quo’ of the ownership of the April Fair booths | News from Andalusia

For many Sevillians, obtaining a license to have a booth at the Seville Fair brings more joy than if they had won the Christmas prize. The average to get one is 30 years. A sensation directly proportional to that of losing ownership. A drama that is very difficult to reverse, because the City Council, which … Read more

The Venice Commission calls for narrowing the temporal scope and coverage of the amnesty | Spain

The first round of the battle for the amnesty law in international bodies comes to an end. The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe – which is not part of the EU institutions – made up of experts in constitutional law, approved this morning by general consensus its opinion on the … Read more

The metamorphosis of jihadism in Spain | Spain

Civil Guard agents transport a woman accused of indoctrinating her children in jihadism last September in Vitoria.L. Rico (EFE) Spain has changed in the last two decades. The jihadist threat, too. Since 10 backpack bombs exploded on four Madrid commuter trains on March 11, 2004, killing 192 people and wounding nearly 2,000, security forces have … Read more

The last four prisoners of 11-M | Spain

The jihadist attacks of March 11, 2004 in Madrid, which caused 192 deaths and nearly 2,000 injuries, led to a major judicial case in which 116 people were charged. In the end, only 29 sat in the dock. And of them, 21 were convicted by the National Court, although the Supreme Court finally reduced their … Read more

The Supreme Court is preparing for a new years-long process against Puigdemont | Spain

The proposed amnesty law was intended to close all the cases opened by the process, including the most iconic, which led to the conviction of nine of its leaders for sedition and keeps the head of the Government who promoted the independence challenge absconding from Spanish justice. The return of Carles Puigdemont to Catalonia was … Read more

The Supreme Court is preparing for a new years-long process against Puigdemont | Spain

The proposed amnesty law was intended to close all the cases opened by the process, including the most iconic, which led to the conviction of nine of its leaders for sedition and keeps the head of the Government who promoted the independence challenge absconding from Spanish justice. The return of Carles Puigdemont to Catalonia was … Read more

The Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras’ appeal against the demands of the Electoral Board to recognize him as an MEP | Spain

The Constitutional Court has rejected the appeal of ERC leader Oriol Junqueras against the decision of the Central Electoral Board (JEC) that denied him the possibility of acquiring the full status of MEP by any system other than his personal appearance to meet the requirement of oath or promise to comply with the Constitution. Junqueras … Read more