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May 25, 2021
Major Drug Reform Bill, LD 967, Moves onto Maine House Floor
Five members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee support the passage of a bill that would end criminal penalties for minor drug possession
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Criminal Law Reform
May 19, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana Releases Statement After Body Camera Footage of Ronald Greene鈥檚 Final Moments is Released Following Direct Call from Family Members During Justice Lab Event
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana released the below statement following the release of body camera footage showing the final moments leading up to Ronald Greene鈥檚 death at t...
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Criminal Law Reform
May 17, 2021
Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Privacy in Major 鈥淪earch and Seizure鈥� Case From Rhode Island
In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal 鈥渃ommunity caretaking鈥� function al...
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Criminal Law Reform
May 15, 2021
Brooklyn Center Passes Landmark Policing Resolution in Wake of Daunte Wright Killing
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. 鈥擳oday, the Brooklyn Center City Council Passed the Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler Community Safety and Violence Prevention Resolution, a groundbrea...
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Criminal Law Reform
May 14, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 of Maine Calls on Lawmakers to Amend State鈥檚 Harsh Felony Drug Trafficking Law
The bill, LD 1675, would require prosecutors to show proof of intent to sell to bring a felony drug trafficking charge
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Criminal Law Reform
May 12, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Analysis Reveals Reforms to Controversial 1033 Program that Gives Police Weapons of War Had No Impact
NEW YORK 鈦犫�� Today, the 老澳门开奖结果 released an analysis of 1033, the federal program through which the U.S. military transfers weapons of war to state and lo...
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Criminal Law Reform
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