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On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

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Over and over again, she saw clients put in the hard work to get out of the criminal justice system and rebuild their lives, only to have doors slammed in their faces because of their records. Last year, Rasa was selected as the 2022 Access to Justice winner at the American Legal Technology Awards. Last month, Inc.

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 19 – Matt Thiese

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Matt is an associate professor in the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. We’re excited to kind of talk about some of your findings and your first foray into the legal space. Matt, you started to intersect with the legal community. BREE: Wonderful. BREE: Yeah.

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In sequel to McGirt, justices will again review scope of state prosecutorial power in Indian country

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Oklahoma , the most monumental federal Indian law decision of the new century. The legal issue is whether states possess criminal jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians within Indian reservations concurrent with the federal government’s power.

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Tenth Circuit Reinstates Death Penalty for Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty as an Accomplice

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There is a concerning case out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit where the court reinstated the death penalty for Von Lester Taylor, a man convicted in a double murder in Utah in 1990. District Court Judge Tena Campbell overturned Taylor’s death sentence due to ineffective legal counsel. A few month ago, U.S.

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Utah Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Stomping on “Back The Blue” Sign

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There is a troubling case in Panguitch, Utah where a woman has reportedly been charged with a hate crim e for allegedly “stomping on a ‘Back the Blue’ sign” at a gas station. The petition is obviously lawful and itself a form of protected speech. ” National Police Association has petitioned for its removal.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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Eric Swalwell against former President Donald Trump as a serious miscalculation that could result in a legal vindication for Trump either on the trial or appellate levels. In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. Around 2:26, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen.

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

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Here is the column: With the acquittal of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, many are calling for criminal charges for everything from incitement to racketeering to bank fraud. Criminal incitement. That was strange given the insistence by legal experts that the crime was public and obvious on Jan. In Hess v.