Over warnings it could endanger the lives of law enforcement officers, a bill that would abolish the death penalty in Virginia advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, largely
Defense lawyers say proposed bill is attack on the First Amendment and the right to assemble
The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers informed local Historic City News reporters that they oppose legislation urged by Gov. Ron DeSantis addressing “affrays, riots, routs, and unlawful assemblies” as a too broad an attack on the First Amendment and the right to assemble. The proposed legislation is a solution in search of a problem, the Association said.
The proposed bill includes provisions that disqualify persons from post-incarceration reemployment assistance and working with any state or local government entity. This bill also includes mandatory minimum sentences, which fly in the face of the current movement in the criminal justice system away from mandatory sentencing.
BOSTON, MA For some time, Tracy A. Miner and Megan Siddall had been kicking around the idea of an all-female firm focused on white-collar crimes and regulatory infractions.
Then an opportunity presented itself and they decided to seize it.
On Dec. 14, the pair announced the formation of Miner Siddall. The firm has the perfect acronym “MS” for what they say is Boston’s only all-women white-collar defense litigation boutique.
“Certainly, almost every firm has a ‘token’ woman on an executive board now because a lot of clients are demanding it,” Miner says. “But it’s one thing for one or two women to be on an executive board or chair a department; it’s another to have them be the majority [in terms of holding positions of power].”
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Life in lockup with COVID-19: Inmates worry they can t stay safe
The former warden tower office and hanging area at the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord. GEOFF FORESTER
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COVID-19 is spreading rapidly through the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord. As of Thursday, the state says there are 49 active cases of COVID-19 among inmates and another 16 among staff. The men say they have very little ability to social distance, and because New Hampshire’s prisons only test inmates with symptoms and those who have been in contact with positive cases, they’re worried the virus will spread unchecked.