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June 26, 2023
A lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been quietly pending for more than a year. And while neither group will talk about its progress, a number of pending bills take aim at fixing the system.
June 23, 2023
Lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 337 and approved more than $90 million to help overhaul Oregons failing public defense system.
June 23, 2023
On, Tuesday, a California Senate committee passed a bill that would extend a temporary ban on police use of facial recognition and biometric scanners with police officer cameras for three more years.
June 22, 2023
But advocates warn about the middleman
June 21, 2023
Walt Garlington notes that state nullification of unconstitutional federal actions mostly has roots in anti-slavery history.
June 21, 2023
Today Howard University announced the appointment of civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, as the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair
June 21, 2023
Sherrilyn Ifill, a prominent civil rights attorney and former president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, is joining the faculty of Howard University School of Law to start a law and democracy program, the university said on Wednesday.
June 14, 2023
Provisions in the bill also decouple the state tax code from federal law as it applies to deductions for marijuana businesses. In effect, the new law allows marijuana businesses in Connecticut to take tax deductions on their state returns that they’re currently prohibited from utilizing.
June 13, 2023
DENVER, Colo. June 12, 2023 - Earlier this month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill legalizing online payments for marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Rep. William Lindstedt, Rep. Said Sharbini and Rep. Robert Rodriguez introduced House Bill 1279 (HB1279) on March 30. The new law repeals language in state law
May 31, 2023
Last week, the Illinois House gave final approval to a bill that includes provisions that would eliminate the state’s conformity with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E. The enactment of this provision would represent a small, but important state tax relief for marijuana businesses despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.