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New Jersey Puts ‘Fair Chance Housing’ on the National Agenda

The Crime Report

It is therefore encouraging that states have begun to enact laws limiting record-based disqualifications in housing decisions. On June 18, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Fair Chance in Housing Act , the most rigorous state legislation to date limiting consideration of criminal records in housing decisions.

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Silencing the Roar of Trump’s Legal Troubles: Biden’s Missed Opportunities to Defend Democracy

The Crime Report

Once again this week, for example, the so-called balanced and myopic mass media was busy asking all the Democratic senators whether or not they support the resignation of their colleague Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey who has now been indicted on bribery charges. As of Tuesday evening, I believe that number stood at 21 out of 26.

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The Lawrence O’Donnell Factor: Will the Trump Jury Exercise Blind Justice or Willful Blindness?

JonathanTurley

Now it will be up to 12 New Yorkers to do what neither the court nor the prosecutors were willing to do: adhere to the rule of law regardless of the identity of the defendant. It is down to three – a tax crime and violations of state or federal election law. Bragg is not counting on the evidence or the law.

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

The Crime Report

The Court released its opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v. Bruen on Thursday, supporting the petitioners’ Second Amendment challenge against a New York law from 1911 that requires potential gun owners show “proper cause” when applying for a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.

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In major Second Amendment case, court will review limits on carrying a concealed gun in public

SCOTUSBlog

The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen , involves a 108-year-old handgun-licensing law in New York – but if the justices side with the challengers, their decision could jeopardize gun-control laws in other states and cities across the country. In 2008, in District of Columbia v. Background.

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A Criminologist Assesses the ‘Racketeer-in-Chief’

The Crime Report

The notorious abilities of Capone and these other crime kingpins to corrupt people and neutralize the forces of law pale in comparison to the former president. These techniques of deviance were made possible by systemic white-collar and corporate crime, abuses of power, and legal impunity. 1940-2002).

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. In June, the Sabin Center, in collaboration with APKS, officially launched a new version of the climate litigation charts at [link].

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