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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. The action challenges the felony disenfranchisement provision of the Virginia Constitution.

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Louisiana senate reduces penalties for recreational marijuana use

JURIST

The Louisiana Senate voted 20-17 Monday to lift certain penalties for people charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, specifically noting that they should not be jailed. The proposed law seeks to reduce those penalties. Further, penalties would not increase to the felony level with subsequent arrests.

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Morning Docket: 11.05.24

Above The Law

* "Several Big Law firms treat nonequity lawyers as full partners for tax purposes" without giving them the share of profits the actual partners in the firm receive. Bloomberg Law News ] * Texas loses bid to bar DOJ from sending monitors to ensure the state abides by voting laws. appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Prison Credential Dilemma

The Crime Report

Terrance Simon, courtesy Louisiana Parole Project. Since Terrance Simon got out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary last year, he’s mentally prepared himself for the fact that his record might mean he doesn’t get the job when talking to prospective employers. “I But that’s not the case for everyone who has been to prison.

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6

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Drop in Youth Crime Punctures ‘Myth’ of Failed Reforms

The Crime Report

Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed rolling back his state’s raise the age law that, in 2017, had moved 16- and 17-year-olds out of New York’s violent Rikers Island jails and into its more rehabilitative family court. And in July, Louisiana Gov. We have seen this movie before.

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How The Supreme Court Changed Juvenile Justice

The Crime Report

An increasing number of Americans now believe US Supreme Court decision-making is based more on political ideology than the rule of law. And, once again, the views expressed by the dissenting justices, led by Justices Clarence Thomas and Justice Scalia, could be read as political ideology more so than the rule of law.

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