misdemeanor

The Justice Department last year fired its pardon attorney after she objected to restoring the gun rights of actor Mel Gibson, who pleaded no contest in 2011 to a misdemeanor battery charge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Adding a misdemeanor charge within 50 feet of a house of worship adds little deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Within days, Pirro’s office also moved to drop misdemeanor charges against three more people accused of the same phantom vandalism.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said it will be filing a new misdemeanor case against Lavie on suspicion that she violated the court order requiring the ankle monitor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In Lake Charles, Louisiana, the public defender office has only two investigators for the 2,500 new felony cases and 4,000 new misdemeanor cases assigned to the office each year.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

“I hope you note in your article that the district attorney could have brought 122 felony charges, or 122 misdemeanors, or some combination of felonies and misdemeanors up to 122,” Hochman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

In addition to Hearn, the government charged three other people—Cameron Thiers, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Justin Carreno—with misdemeanors for allegedly damaging the reflecting pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Such charges are often treated as misdemeanors rather than felonies, meaning lighter sentences if convicted.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

He looked at Basta as he said this, and Basta bowed his head as if all the misdemeanors of the last few days weighed heavily on him.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke