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New York law sealing criminal records for certain offenses takes effect

JURIST

A New York law sealing certain criminal records took effect on Saturday, one year after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed it into law. Under the law, c riminal records for convictions of certain vehicle and traffic laws are sealed after three years from the conviction.

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US federal judge rules that Oregon gun control law is constitutional

JURIST

The ruling uses the Supreme Court’s constitutional analysis of firearm restrictions from the recent decision in New York Rifle & Pistol Assn. She noted that “new technologies have led to the creation of particularly dangerous weapons” and “in response, governments passed laws to address [their] features.”

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New York Moves to Ease Arrest Disclosure Requirements by Would-Be Lawyers

The Crime Report

New York is moving to end a requirement that law school graduates report past arrests and police interactions short of convictions in order to become practicing attorneys, following a new report finding that excessive screening discourages people of color from applying to law school and the bar, reports Bloomberg News.

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ICE Arrests Newark Mayor For … Ummm, Body Slam?

Above The Law

billion contract to run a 1000-bed immigration facility in his town as a hub “serving” the New York metro area. By law, they have the right to enter the facility and conduct oversight. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. appeared first on Above the Law. were also in attendance.

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Manhattan district attorney dismisses 188 convictions following officer misconduct investigation

JURIST

Thursday moved to vacate 188 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight New York City Police Department officers. New Yorkers must know that everyone is acting with the utmost integrity in the pursuit of equal justice under the law. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr.

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NYC Experiment ‘Shifts Power’ from Law Enforcement to Community

The Crime Report

The two authors said the experimental partnership between BTTM and the District Attorney’s Office in Brownsville, a neighborhood in the New York borough of Brooklyn that suffers endemic problems of poverty, unemployment and violence, is intended to address many of the factors that contribute to recidivism.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

JURIST

In 2014, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of Chevron and held that Donziger could not seek to enforce or monetize the $9.5 She stated that “it seems only the proverbial two-by-four between the eyes” would get him to properly respect the law. billion judgment in the US.

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