Sotomayor and Jackson criticize Supreme Court's refusal to clarify criminal appeal rights
The Supreme Court exercises power not only in how it decides cases but in which cases it chooses to decide. We were reminded ...
Youngkin moves to delay controversial law sealing criminal, court records from public view
After a flurry of signatures and vetoes over the weekend, Gov. Glenn Youngkin asked lawmakers Monday evening to amend the ...
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Does Virginia law sealing court records from the public’s eye violate the First Amendment?
Entire genres of literature, Lacy noted, have depended on authors and journalists going to courthouses after big cases and ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle13d
Vast majority of criminal cases go unpublished, study says
It’s time for the Legislature to act and make judicial transparency the law ... for the automatic sealing of criminal records. “While the Unified Court System encourages judges to ...
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Youngkin moves to delay controversial law sealing criminal, court records from public view
The law, set to go into effect on July 1 after four years of planning, would block access to criminal and court records of certain past crimes so long as defendants have paid their restitution and ...