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Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Maryland Governor Pardons Thousands of Low-Level Marijuana Convictions, Seeking to Right Historical Wrongs by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 17, 2024, Democratic Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order in Annapolis to issue more than 175,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, seeking to rectify “historical wrongs” …
Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead by John & Nisha Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute—Commentary “As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.” —Former presidential advisor Bertram Gross The American governmental …
Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Push Notifications: Yet Another Secret Surveillance Technique by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson According to what Cooper Quentin who is a technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation told the Washington Post, the government has promised they will only use this latest tool for the most grievous crimes. We have …
California Court of Appeal Announces Correct Legal Standard for Whether Dismissal of Sentence Enhancement Would ‘Endanger Public Safety’ Under § 1385(c)(2) Is Dangerousness at Time of Future Release, Not at Time of Resentencing Under SB 1393 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Filed under: Drug Testing
Hair Drug Testing: New Approach Differentiates Deliberate Ingestion or Introduction From Environmental Exposure by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Drug testing is a commonly accepted form of compliance control used widely in the U.S. It is used in criminal investigations, child welfare checks, and probation or parole monitoring. …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
California Court of Appeal: Defendant’s Conversation With Officers Not Consensual Based on Officers’ Positioning and Manner of Approaching Legally Parked Vehicle so Evidence Obtained Resulting From Conversation Must Be Suppressed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, ruled that Jeremiah Paul’s conversation …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Behavioral Health Experts Claim Head Movement While Speaking Indicator Whether Women Are Psychopathic by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to the authors of a study from the University of New Mexico, “[n]onverbal behaviors (i.e., head dynamics) represent an important, yet understudied, form of communication that may enhance our ability …
The Catch-22 of Qualified Immunity by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Judge Don Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Carlton Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi have authored opinions excoriating the doctrine of qualified immunity (“QI”). QI …
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring by Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith by Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith “Cold Justice” star Kelly Siegler relied on jailhouse informants to win convictions despite reasons to doubt their credibility. Secrets and Liars What Happened When a Star Prosecutor Was Accused of Running a Jailhouse …
First Circuit: Sentencing May Not Be Based Upon Unreliable Hearsay Testimony by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit remanded a defendant’s case for resentencing after ruling that the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico relied on impermissible hearsay …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
For Signal, Privacy Is Not Merely a Buzzword by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Subpoenas based on a phone number served on the messaging app Signal typically receive only two pieces of information: the date the account was created and the last time it was accessed. Sometimes, they receive …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Implementing legal mechanisms to prevent “future crime” is a common theme of science fiction involving dark, dystopian future societies. But it is happening here in America today. Twenty states allow the indefinite detention …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Filed under: Education, jobs
College and Post-Carceral Job Searches by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Every formerly incarcerated person has to deal with additional employment hurdles that impede their opportunities for successful reintegration. A recent study by the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University attempted to determine if Postsecondary Carceral …
Dogs Are Sniffing Out Electronics by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Cops have found themselves challenged by the decreasing size of electronic devices and the correlated increase in the ease of hiding them. To assist them, they have begun using dogs to sniff out a key chemical used to …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Don’t Stand Too Close to First Responders Under New Florida Law by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Florida Senate Bill 184 (“SB 184”) makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to approach within 25 feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning to stay away. Included under the provisions of …
Texas Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After 25 Years of Maintaining His Innocence by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Martin Lucio Santillan, now 50 years old, was fully exonerated in the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts in Dallas, Texas, on March 22, 2023. His 25 years of wrongful imprisonment …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Researchers Discover Wire-Cutting Evidence Is Too Unreliable for Court by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to an article appearing on June 10, 2024, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have concluded that wire-cutting evidence should not be admissible in court unless additional information about the …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Dozens of Prisoners in Colorado Notified About Potential Compromised DNA Evidence by In early July, dozens of incarcerated individuals in Colorado counties Arapahoe and Douglas, received a promising letter from the District Attorney’s office. DA John Kellner was notifying defendants in cases that could have been affected by allegations of …
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
New Mexico Supreme Court Revises Rules Governing Pretrial Release by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On May 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of New Mexico revised the rules governing pretrial release. According to Artie Pepin, Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the revisions include: People released while awaiting …
SCOTUS Announces Existence of Probable Cause for One Charge in Criminal Proceeding Does Not Categorically Defeat Fourth Amendment Malicious-Prosecution Claim Relating to Another Baseless Charge by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of the United States held that a Fourth Amendment malicious-­prosecution lawsuit may proceed where one or …
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