RCMP announces criminal investigation into Ontario protected land development plan – JURIST

RCMP announces criminal investigation into Ontario protected land development plan – JURIST

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Tuesday that it has commenced a criminal investigation into the Ontario government’s plan to develop portions of the “Greenbelt,” a large area of protected land... Read more »
Criminal Defense Clinic: Changing a Mind to Change a Life and Winning the Second Effort – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

Criminal Defense Clinic: Changing a Mind to Change a Life and Winning the Second Effort – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

Adrienne Irmer, ’23 and Jamie Halper, ’23 CHANGING A MIND TO CHANGE A LIFEAdrienne Irmer and Jamie Halper had the honor of representing an incredible 59-year-old man who had worked hard to... Read more »
Criminal Defense Clinic: Case Dismissal and Grant of Early Termination Motion – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

Criminal Defense Clinic: Case Dismissal and Grant of Early Termination Motion – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

Merlin MacGillivray, ’24 and Andreas Jackson, ’24 CASE DISMISSED!Andreas Jackson and Merlin MacGillivray represented a 41-yearold man who had been cited for possession of cocaine following a supposed welfare check. Although the... Read more »
Reminder: October 1 New Requirements For Considering Criminal History in Employment

Reminder: October 1 New Requirements For Considering Criminal History in Employment

Topics: Employee Hiring, Discipline & Termination, New Laws & Legislation On October 1, 2023, changes to the Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations that govern how employers can use information about criminal... Read more »
Survivors of Pylos migrant boat sinking file criminal complaint, demand investigation – JURIST

Survivors of Pylos migrant boat sinking file criminal complaint, demand investigation – JURIST

A group of 40 survivors of a migrant boat sinking in Greek waters filed a criminal complaint Thursday against all parties they deem responsible for the tragedy, according to a press release... Read more »

Compelled Interviews Admissible in Criminal Prosecution Against Former Company President and Its General Counsel

A New Jersey federal court has ruled that a company’s self-disclosure of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations did not render the company a state actor, allowing evidence obtained by its... Read more »
On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

Noella Sudbury became interested in the issue of criminal records expungement soon after law school, while working as a criminal defense lawyer. Over and over again, she saw clients put in the... Read more »
The Guardian: Israel embassy may have attempted to influence UK criminal prosecutions – JURIST

The Guardian: Israel embassy may have attempted to influence UK criminal prosecutions – JURIST

The Guardian reported Monday that Israeli embassy officials may have attempted to influence the prosecutions of pro-Palestine protesters in UK courts, but Israeli officials have denied doing so. The paper received heavily-redacted documents from... Read more »
Victims’ Privacy Protection in Sensitive Criminal Cases

Victims’ Privacy Protection in Sensitive Criminal Cases

After telling his parents that a teacher had touched him inappropriately, “Drew,” who was then an elementary school student, was less open about his experiences during a Sexual Assault Intervention Network (SAIN)... Read more »
Introduction of 3 new bills in India’s Parliament aim to overhaul colonial-era criminal codes – JURIST

Introduction of 3 new bills in India’s Parliament aim to overhaul colonial-era criminal codes – JURIST

India Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah presented three landmark bills in India’s Parliament on Friday. The three bills would significantly shift Indian criminal law away from British colonial-era laws. The first... Read more »
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