The Crime Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

This year’s rich harvest brings the total number of criminal record reforms enacted in the past three years to over 400 separate laws,” the report said, celebrating what it said was a bipartisan commitment to end “unwarranted discrimination” against the formerly incarcerated. not disenfranchising at all).

Felony 98

Felony Misdemeanor Laws Education 98

The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

The new law allows those accused of a crime to ask for an extra court hearing if they believe they acted in self-defense. Individuals charged with a felony or class A misdemeanor can ask for this hearing, unless they are accused of attacking a police officer. In Washington, D.C., The officer exhausted all other options.

Laws 124

Laws Misdemeanor Felony Drafting 124

The Crime Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Senate Bill S211 would seal conviction records automatically after three years of a completed sentence for misdemeanors and seven years for felonies. Similar legislation earned bipartisan support and passed in Utah, Connecticut, California and Michigan. People convicted of sex crimes are excluded from the bill.

Misdemeanor 98

Misdemeanor Felony Education Laws 98

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. applied federal common law.

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Court Government Laws Litigation 40