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Former Virginia police officer convicted in January 6 Capitol attack case

JURIST

The jury found Robertson guilty of five felonies: obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building while carrying a dangerous weapon and tampering with a document or proceedings.

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Giving Former Incarcerees a ‘Fair Chance’ at a Decent Job

The Crime Report

Even worse, those laws exacerbate labor shortages by taking willing workers out of the job market who could fill essential jobs in critical fields. During the 2021 legislative session, 10 legislatures made significant progress in adopting laws that expand licensing opportunities for people with criminal histories.

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

The Crime Report

immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. The full Duke Law Journal paper can be accessed here. It leads to the denial of bail or harsher plea proffers.”.

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212,000 Business Owners Barred From COVID Aid Because of Criminal Record

The Crime Report

In a study linking business ownership information with information from a background check and consumer data company, RAND also analyzed data from the states of Minnesota and North Carolina for a deeper analysis of the Paycheck Payment Protection Program created last March to aid small businesses affected by the pandemic.

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Warren Hastings and the Historical Basis for Retroactive Impeachments

JonathanTurley

In my 1999, Duke Law Journal article on impeachment, I wrote that “[t]he Senate majority, however, was correct in its view that impeachments historically extended to former officials, such as Warren Hastings.” This has remained an open question and much contested in the United States as I noted in my later North Carolina article.