On May 2, 2022, Oklahoma Governor Stitt signed into law a comprehensive process making expungement automatic for all otherwise eligible misdemeanors and a range of non-conviction records. The Oklahoman reported that the “clean slate” bill passed the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support, with a combined five votes against, and it was promptly signed into law by Oklahoma’s Republican governor.
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Read MoreMore people than ever have some form of public record that identifies a criminal case or arrest. Whether from adolescent mistakes or law enforcement errors, many good, honest people have criminal records that do not reflect their real character or aptitude for moral judgment.
Read MoreMr. John Fitisemanu and other Utah residents born in American Samoa, along with the Southern Utah Pacific Islander Coalition, have been defending their right to U.S. citizenship in court, filing a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Read MoreIn 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States wrote that “plea bargaining…is not some adjunct to the criminal justice system; it is the criminal justice system.” There needs to be commonsense guidelines surrounding the negotiation process that ensure both sides have all of the relevant and necessary information in order to make the most informed and justified decision.
Read MoreHouse Bill 2876 represents a bold proposal seeking to address the disturbing realities and inequity of capital punishment. HB 2876 will be assigned for a committee hearing in February but with little to no support from Gov. Kevin Stitt, this effort is sure to find many obstacles along the way.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia halted Attorney General William Barr’s July proposal seeking to resume the imposition of the death penalty after a 16-year moratorium at the federal level.
Read MoreWith courts split on whether topless bans violate equal protections, three New Hampshire women are asking the US Supreme Court to declare that a city ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public violated the Equal Protections Clause of the US Constitution by treating men and women differently.
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