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9 Aug 2013, 12:58 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Short of repeal, several states have taken up "safety valve" measures allowing judges to depart from mandatory minimums in special cases. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 8:49 pm
However, corrections departments in states such as Oregon, California, and South Carolina will no longer be able to ask for takedowns without demonstrating a real public safety risk. [read post]
4 May 2022, 1:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
Five states—Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon—forgo a state-level sales tax. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It provides a much-needed course correction to stop federal and state courts from dismissing pregnancy discrimination after a superficial review of the complaint and a misapplication of the law. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 7:58 am by Kevin Kaufman
Inflation indexing of any sort is irrelevant for the seven states which forgo an individual income tax altogether, and there are no brackets to index in the 11 states with a single-rate income tax, though indexing provisions which define the income base, such as deductions and exemptions, still matter in these states. [read post]
5 Oct 2021, 10:16 am by Eunice Cho
For example, after Louisiana enacted sentencing reform measures in 2019, the state’s incarceration dropped by almost 9,000 people in less than two years. [read post]
5 Oct 2021, 10:16 am by Eunice Cho
For example, after Louisiana enacted sentencing reform measures in 2019, the state’s incarceration dropped by almost 9,000 people in less than two years. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 8:59 am by CJLF Staff
A state judge has been ordered to consider whether there is any merit to Timmendequas' challenges to the performance of his counsel.Southern California Juvenile Prison to Be Closed: The AP reports the state corrections department will close one of the two remaining juvenile prisons in Southern California by January. [read post]
2 Aug 2013, 12:41 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
OTHER NEWS AND RESOURCES The South Carolina Department of Corrections has announced that it is abolishing its policy of HIV segregation. [read post]
28 Nov 2007, 10:45 am
Department of Justice says that prisons and jails were busy last year, locking up almost 2.2 million people. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 4:05 am by Stephanie R. Thomas, Ph.D.
It only takes a moment to verify that you have the correct information – it takes a lot longer to file and process a correction. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 1:43 pm
This 7.2 percent increase is significant enough to spur concern among both the Department of Transportation and auto manufacturers.If these preliminary reports are correct, motor vehicle fatalities hit the highest level in seven years during 2015. [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
In a different era, the Supreme Court would never have considered whether to depart from such a recent precedent, nor would it have agreed to review a case that presented no novel questions of law. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 1:44 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
IANAL, but it's possible Sebesta could still face disciplinary action from the state bar if the complaint were re-filed.Louisiana prison heat litigation could presage Texas rulingThe Texas Civil Rights Project, which is litigating over excessive heat in Texas prisons on behalf of inmates and correctional officers, has won similar federal litigation in Louisiana, where a judge ruled prisons must keep the "heat index" below 88 degrees Fahrenheit on death row. [read post]
23 May 2012, 11:01 am by CJLF Staff
Judge Richard Leon also ordered state corrections departments to return their supply of thiopental to the FDA. [read post]