{"id":33606,"date":"2022-07-09T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/09\/with-broad-discretionary-powers-prosecutors-take-a-stand-against-laws-they-view-as-unjust-including-ohios-heartbeat-law\/"},"modified":"2022-07-09T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T09:30:00","slug":"with-broad-discretionary-powers-prosecutors-take-a-stand-against-laws-they-view-as-unjust-including-ohios-heartbeat-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/09\/with-broad-discretionary-powers-prosecutors-take-a-stand-against-laws-they-view-as-unjust-including-ohios-heartbeat-law\/","title":{"rendered":"With broad discretionary powers, prosecutors take a stand against laws they view as unjust &#8212; including Ohio\u2019s \u2018heartbeat law\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"arc-5EFX6NQGLNGMHPRNXTSJBBRG3I\" class=\"article h-entry\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div class=\"multimedia-main\">\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/-dal0HEgvX-xfV8MH7TAL2ZqK8w=\/500x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/AMFPCCFPVVA35IHN43E5YPCNTA.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/LcXgb6xYDyqI0ugv_DXs1QzD3qc=\/800x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/AMFPCCFPVVA35IHN43E5YPCNTA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/M1BtuAQSQgFLFylfz9FCiLrrvRo=\/1280x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/AMFPCCFPVVA35IHN43E5YPCNTA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/M1BtuAQSQgFLFylfz9FCiLrrvRo=\/1280x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/AMFPCCFPVVA35IHN43E5YPCNTA.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuit seeks refund of fair share fees\" class=\"article__image-content\" height=\"600\" width=\"300\"\/><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Progressive prosecutors nationwide increasingly have declared that hey just will not enforce some GOP-backed state laws in the name of doing right by their constituents.  They&#8217;ve shown defiance on issues ranging from abortion bans to voting restrictions, from limits on protest activity to restrictions on mask requirements.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharebar\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/metro\/2022\/07\/with-broad-discretionary-powers-prosecutors-take-a-stand-against-laws-they-view-as-unjust.html\" data-title=\"With broad discretionary powers, prosecutors take a stand against laws they view as unjust -- including Ohio\u2019s \u2018heartbeat law\u2019\">\n<div class=\"sharebar__options\">\n<div class=\"sharebar__option sharebar__option--facebook\"><button class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--facebook\" title=\"0 Facebook shares\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/logos\/facebook.svg?d=857\" alt=\"facebook\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharebar__option sharebar__option--twitter\"><button class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--twitter\" title=\"0 Twitter shares\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/logos\/twitter.svg?d=857\" alt=\"twitter\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__story paywall\">\n<div class=\"entry-content \">\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Q2HPFTPKH5DYZE4DSQMPNBBOOM\">CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2013 Proponents of Ohio\u2019s so-called \u201cheartbeat law,\u201d banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, will find no ally in Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IASXS7GYURA6LCMAXLWMQYROCQ\">He has already joined about 90 other prosecutors across the country, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fairandjustprosecution.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FJP-Post-Dobbs-Abortion-Joint-Statement.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">who have boldly pledged not to prosecute violations of anti-abortion laws<\/a>, arguing that doing so would shift focus from serious crimes, divide communities and erode trust in the justice system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"skimlinks\">Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/metro\/2022\/07\/with-broad-discretionary-powers-prosecutors-take-a-stand-against-laws-they-view-as-unjust.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Progressive prosecutors nationwide increasingly have declared that hey just will not enforce some GOP-backed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}