For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Sep. 2026
The police officer who responded did not issue a ticket, but referred the case to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence.
In contrast, Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, filed a lawsuit regarding Act 372 of 2023, the common-sense library law, in Fayetteville before liberal Judge Timothy Brooks.
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Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2026
Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches.
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