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

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That set her down a path that led her last year to found Rasa Legal , an innovative justice tech company, licensed under Utah’s legal services sandbox, that is making the process of expunging a criminal record simple and affordable. state to automate the criminal record expungement process for misdemeanor offenses.

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When Your Criminal Case Is Dropped, But Your Mugshot Lives Forever

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A single online mugshot, for even a minor non-violent misdemeanor, can become a barrier to getting a job, finding housing, or forming personal relationships, regardless of whether someone is ever convicted of a crime. As the so-called “victim,” he had the legal right to speak directly with the prosecutor. A Reputation Damaged.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 6 – Tim Carroll & Margaret Odgen

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Margaret Ogden serves as the Wellness Coordinator in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, where she’s tasked with improving the mental health and wellbeing of Virginians in the legal profession through education, regulation and outreach. Bree, welcome. Bree Buchanan: . Absolutely. Welcome everybody.

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Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

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While many states have made it easier for prosecutors to criminally charge officers accused in fatal shootings of civilians, Utah has made it harder. Individuals charged with a felony or class A misdemeanor can ask for this hearing, unless they are accused of attacking a police officer. Utah State Rep. In Washington, D.C.,

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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. However, while the officers have every reason to be insulted by the mural, they have no legal basis in my view to seek its removal.

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The GW Commencement Controversy: A Response To Rep. Susan Wild

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This weekend, I was unable to attend our law school graduation after traveling to Utah to speak to the Federal Bar Association. ” She falsely accused me of changing a critical legal point in my testimony in the Clinton and Trump impeachment hearings on whether impeachable conduct must be indictable crimes.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Tenth Circuit vacated and remanded the exemptions after EPA moved for vacatur and voluntary remand, conceding that it did not analyze determinative legal questions regarding the refineries’ eligibility for the extensions. Circuit granted the motion on May 26, 2021. Renewable Fuels Association v. 21-9518 (10th Cir. Louisiana v.

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