Past Drug Charges Derail a Law Student's Education – New York Times
New York TimesPast Drug Charges Derail a Law Student's EducationNew York TimesThe decision came at an uncomfortable moment, as advocates and elected officials pushed to limit the amount of information schools and employers can solicit about an applicant's criminal background, saying it makes it more difficult to re-enter society …
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Law Helps Those Who Escape Sex Trafficking Erase Their Criminal Record – New York Times
Law Helps Those Who Escape Sex Trafficking Erase Their Criminal RecordNew York TimesShe escaped her captor in 1990, but her criminal record has followed her, preventing her from finding steady work. Now, however, she is close to having all her convictions erased thanks to a New York State law designed to treat those forced to become …
NY judge will not release grand jury transcripts in chokehold death
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Thursday refused to release the transcripts of secret grand jury proceedings into the killing of an unarmed black man last July by a white police officer who put him in a chokehold. Acting Supreme Court Justice William Garnett said that civil liberty groups, the news media, public defenders and New York's elected public advocate …