An overwhelming majority of voters in November passed the measure, which reforms a pivotal 2014 law that made some low-level, nonviolent property and drug crimes, including stealing merchandise valued at less than $950, misdemeanors instead of felonies.
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Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
In accusing judges of high crimes and misdemeanors, public officials are not only portraying them as politically motivated, but also implying that the normal appeals process is broken.
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Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
If there was one, luxury brands operating there would be complicit of economic sanctions violations, if not in the letter, at least in the spirit if most purchases were indeed brought to Russia.
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Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Accountability mechanisms would have to be built in to ensure violations come at a cost.
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